The American agricultural sector posted its best export year ever in 2022 with international sales of U.S. farm and food products reaching $196 billion, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Feb. 10. Final 2022 trade data released by the Commerce…
February 15, 2023
Thailand is a major player when it comes to U.S. soybeans. Ranking as the second largest importer in Southeast Asia, Thailand purchased $468.85 million worth of U.S. soybeans in 2021. But Northern Soy Marketing (NSM), which comprises soybean checkoff states from…
January 5, 2023
The U.S. Identity Preserved movement is growing with a purpose – and growing globally. At a December 2021 unveiling in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) launched a new mark, designating premium crops with verifiable origins. The…
October 25, 2022
Leaders from the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council returned from the Council’s first-ever trade mission to Uzbekistan. To begin the latter portion of the trip, Council Directors Patrick O’Leary and Gene Stoel started their day by catching a flight…
September 15, 2022
Farmer leaders from the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council successfully landed in Uzbekistan this week. The trade mission comes on the heels of the first shipment of 700 MT of U.S. soymeal to the landlocked country in August 2022.…
September 8, 2022
This week, participants from three different continents traveled to Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota to dive into the world of soybeans through the Northern Crops Institute’s (NCI) INTSOY: Introduction to Soybeans course. On Monday evening, the group visited Craig…
August 11, 2022
For Darin Johnson and others who were part of the delegation of a USDA trade mission to the Philippines, the recent trip was a chance to see just how close the United States is with the southeast Asian nation made…
July 28, 2022
