The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly agricultural trade forecast projects fiscal year 2021 U.S. farm exports at $164 billion – the highest total on record. This represents an increase of $28 billion, or 21%, from last fiscal year’s total, and…
June 2, 2021
In late 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the Grain Standards Reauthorization Act. The enables continuation of testing and grading to official marketing standards for grains and oilseeds. Official grain standards define each grain, classes of the grain and numerical grades.…
March 9, 2021
With the support of state soybean organizations, including the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council, the American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) Program and the Northern Crops Institute (NCI) have risen to the challenges of…
February 11, 2021
Transportation goes hand in hand with agriculture, and Minnesota’s soybean industry was given the opportunity to illustrate just how vital reliable rail service is during a meeting of the Governor’s Council on Freight Rail last month. Minnesota Soybean Research &…
December 11, 2020
Months of planning and coordination came together this week as the 2020 Global Trade Exchange & Specialty Grains Conference (GTE) kicked off on a virtual platform. More than 1,000 international buyers and sellers from more than 50 countries were expected…
August 27, 2020
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has been receiving reports of residents receiving unsolicited packages of seeds appearing to come from China. Officials in other states, including Louisiana, Utah, Virginia and Washington, have reported similar situations. Any Minnesotan receiving a…
July 28, 2020
Two years after the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) embarked upon a See For Yourself Mission to Chile, the South American country is reporting its soybean imports from the U.S. increased during the first part of 2020. “It’s…
July 9, 2020
