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U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol (SSAP) Hits 100 Million Metric Tons Exports Milestone

July 26, 2021

ST. LOUIS (July 22, 2021) – The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), United Soybean Board (USB) and the American Soybean Association (ASA) are pleased to announce that over 100 million metric tons of U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol (SSAP) verified soy has been exported ...

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Economist’s Angle: The Outlook for Growth in Chinese Soybean Demand

December 3, 2020

Last month’s Economist’s Angle took a deep dive into the Phase One trade agreement with China. It concluded that China’s recent strong export pace would not be large enough to meet the 2020 goal. Even ...

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Economist’s Angle: Where Do Phase One Purchases Stand?

November 5, 2020

The United States and People’s Republic of China signed the Phase One economic and trade agreement Jan. 15, 2020. The two-year agreement covered a myriad of issues including intellectual property rights and currency rates. Two ...

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Economist’s Angle: A Deep Dive into Soybean CFAP2 Payments

October 1, 2020

  By Scott Gerlt • ASA Economist   On Sept. 17, the administration announced the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP2) to help the agricultural sector sustain losses from the pandemic. Without ...

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Senate Ag Committee Hearing

June 25, 2020

The Senate Ag Committee this week passed by unanimous consent the United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020. Earlier this week, ASA and other ag groups sent a letter to Senate Ag Committee Chair ...

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