News Releases

ASA Calls for Reauthorization of Grain Standards Act in House Testimony

June 26, 2025

Dave Walton, secretary of the American Soybean Association and a farmer from Wilton, Iowa, testified today before the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit, emphasizing the importance of reauthorizing ...

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ASA Congratulates Vaden on USDA Deputy Secretary Confirmation

June 10, 2025

The American Soybean Association congratulates Stephen Vaden on his confirmation today as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Vaden brings vast legal and policy experience to the position, having previously served as USDA ...

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Ragland Speaks to Historic & Current Supply Chain Concerns for Soy, Concludes Testimony to Senate Finance with Four Asks

May 14, 2025

“Our industry has been developing the Chinese market since 1982 when the U.S. soy industry opened an international marketing office in Beijing. To put that in perspective, that’s four years before I was born.” So ...

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Soy Farmers Pleased with Administration’s China Tariff Pause & Rate Drop: Big Opportunity to Negotiate Phase 2 & Keep Soy Export Market Safe

May 12, 2025

America’s soybean farmers welcomed early-hour news in the States that U.S. and Chinese officials have come to an agreement that temporarily reduces tariffs levied by the countries on exported products, including U.S. soy. The pause ...

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Farmers Pleased w/ Tariff Pause, Rate Drop; Now Look to China Negotiations

April 9, 2025

Soybean farmers across the U.S. were pleased to hear most countries will get a 90-day reprieve from the new individualized tariffs announced April 2—an opportunity for negotiations with our trading partners that could lead to ...

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