U.S. Farmers and Consumers Could Pay if River Locks Fail
Checkoff-funded study finds that inland waterway system continues to deteriorate
Up to 89 percent of U.S. soybeans exported through the lower Mississippi ports, such as the port of New Orleans, arrive there via the locks along the Mississippi River and other U.S. inland waterways. With numbers like this, it’s apparent that these waterways and the locks moving barges through th
Global Opportunities Program Pitches in to Help Accomplish New Strategic Plan
Laura Foell, 2012 chair of the United Soybean Board’s (USB) Global Opportunities (GO) committee and a soybean farmer from Schaller, Iowa, knows that the checkoff needs to be an industry leader in making U.S. soy the top choice for interna......
Read MoreKeeping U.S. Transportation Improvements on Track
A group of soybean farmers tried to level the bumpy condition of the nation’s transportation infrastructure at the Soy Transportation Coalition’s (STC) 2011 annual meeting held recently in Savannah, Ga. Farmers representing soybean orga......
Read MoreCheckoff Targets Customers
It’s the Global Opportunities (GO) program’s job to make sure all markets – domestic and international – not only welcome, but also seek out U.S. soy as their top choice for protein and oil. And 2011 has been a busy one......
Read MoreBigger Shortcut for U.S. Soy Exports Could Grow Demand
Over a century ago, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt championed a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The United States helped Panama achieve independence from Colombia, then struck a deal with Panama to finish what France ha......
Read MorePanama Canal Expansion Holds Questions for Soybean Industry
U.S. soybean farmers depend on U.S. ports to export their harvested beans around the world. That’s why the pending expansion of the Panama Canal could hold implications for U.S. soybean farmers. In late July, Jimmy Sneed, United Soybea......
Read MoreUSB Identifies Focus Areas for U.S. Soy Industry
Farmer-leaders of the United Soybean Board (USB) recently met and discussed, among other topics, high-impact, checkoff-funded projects geared to achieve tangible results in specific focus areas for U.S. soybean farmers and the rest of the U......
Read MoreSoybean Checkoff Maps New Course for U.S. Soy Industry
In July, United Soybean Board (USB) farmer-directors met in Milwaukee to discuss the long-term direction of the soybean industry. USB directors approved the checkoff’s new Long-Range Strategic Plan (LRSP), which identifies four areas U......
Read MoreCan U.S. Make Way for Larger Ships?
Four out of ten bushels of U.S. soybeans on their way to international customers travel through the Panama Canal. U.S. soybean farmers who serve on the USB Global Opportunities Committee launched a study in partnership with the Soy Transpor......
Read MoreOutcome of WTO Talks Critical
The United Soybean Board (USB) has been keeping a keen eye on developments out of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. While negotiations remain stalled in the Doha Round, which launched nearly 10 years ago in an effor......
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To discover and communicate global opportunities for U.S. soy by analyzing current and potential events.
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