During its annual meeting prior to Commodity Classic in Houston, the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) seated its new Board of Directors for 2024/2025, with Kansas farmer Lance Rezac, representing the United Soybean Board, elected to serve as chairman for the next year.

Rezac said with 150 people working in 82 countries, USSEC continues to promote U.S. soy and the advantages it brings to markets around the world.

“They need our protein. We want to be a reliable supplier. We want to let them know that we’ll be here,” said Rezac. “The U.S. has some advantages. We can store beans. We can ship them year-round. We do a lot of work with developing countries just to help them increase the protein available for their diets.”

Rezac said China continues to be an important market, but as demand there levels off and Brazil picks up their supply, the United States needs to diversify. He gave examples of places like Pakistan and Kenya where USSEC continues to build and sustain market share for U.S. soy.

Lance Rezac, USSEC Chairman, United Soybean Board, Onaga, Kansas
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