When you drop off your soybeans at the elevator, their journey has just begun. In fact, almost every other row of U.S. soybeans is used overseas. In 2007, 1.5 billion bushels of soybeans were exported, and that adds value to every soybean you produce. Your checkoff investment pays for international marketing programs to increase demand and create new markets across the globe. Below are just a few of the areas where your checkoff investment is working. Your checkoff also works to promote the use of soybean feed in aquaculture. And through the use of consultations with the culinary community, soy flours and other soy ingredients are finding a home in new cuisines.