USSEC Soy News - Success Stories

Revolutionizing U.S. Soy
Four billion pounds per year. That’s how much of the edible oil market the U.S. soy industry has lost since the onset of trans-fat labeling in 2006. But now the soy industry is uniting behind high oleic soy oil, which contains no trans fats and less saturated fat than commodity soy oil. To leverage high [...]
U.S. Meat Prospers in Peru Benefiting America’s Soybean Farmers
Is the correlation true? Do societies that have a strong economy tend to purchase more meat? Well, it might not be true in all cases, but take a look at Peru, and you will see both a growing economy and a continued demand for beef, pork and poultry. The country’s gross domestic product grew by [...]

House Agriculture Committee Passes Farm Bill, ASA Calls on Full House to Bring Bill to the Floor
The American Soybean Association (ASA) applauds Chairman Frank Lucas, Ranking Member Collin Peterson and the members of the House Agriculture Committee for passing the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act earlier today. The bill, which passed the Committee on a 36 to 10 vote, will now head to the House floor for consideration. ASA President Danny Murphy, a soybean farmer from Canton, Miss., commended the Committee and called on the full House to pass the bill as quickly as possible.
ASA Welcomes Senate Passage of Waterways Bill
With a vote of 83 to 14 this morning, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), a move cheered by the American Soybean Association (ASA), whose members rely on a healthy waterways infrastructure to move their soybeans to market.

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