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 …
USSEC Leaders Excited About New Opportunities
The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) is excited about new opportunities to build market access for U.S. soy. “2021 was a milestone year for U.S. soy,” said USSEC CEO Jim Sutter during a press conference at Commodity Classic last week. “We reached both a crop production and an overall export record.” Sutter, along with USSEC VP of Market Intelligence Mac …
Merry Christmas/Happy New Year from USSEC
This holiday greeting comes from Jim Sutter and the U.S. Soybean Export Council. 2021 was a challenging yet deeply fulfilling year that brought many milestones – record participants in our programs, numerous recognitions for U.S. Soy, larger volumes than ever before and great partnerships around the world as we work together to sustainably enable food security and nutrition globally. Thank …
Growing Demand for U.S. Soy Abroad
While trade tensions between the U.S. and China continue, the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) is working to build global demand and expand market access for U.S. soy products and support the American farmer. Since last year, USSEC hosted events around the globe with new and existing customers to show appreciation for their business and grow it even further. Last …
Growing Asian Market Benefits U.S. Soy
The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) hosted its 13th SE Asia Soy Food Symposium and Ag Supply Chain Asia 2018 events in Surabaya, Indonesia, bringing together all stakeholders in the soy food industry in that region. Among those participating were exporters of United States soy products like Bob Sinner, President of SB&B Foods, Inc. in North Dakota. Sinner has been …
ZimmCast on International Travel and #NAMA18
It’s Agri-Marketing Conference Week and the ZimmComm Team will be on location. This week’s episode features a preview from the Chair of this year’s conference, Jenna Oesch, Global Marketing Lead & Customer Experience Council Lead, Monsanto Company, Vegetable Seeds Division. The program starts out with Jamie talking about her trip around the world. That would be to Ireland with Alltech …
The U.S. Soybean in Southeast Asia
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Chris Rittgers has called Jakarta, Indonesia home for nearly a year, but is a veteran when it comes to the role of agricultural counselor. Prior to this three-year position, Rittgers worked for the USDA in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Malaysia, Iraq, Egypt and Spain. Naturally, he was the perfect person to share the role of Indonesia …
U.S. Farmers Advocate for Trade in SE Asia
Ag Supply Chain Asia 2018 took place in Surabaya, Indonesia March 20-22. The event, organized by the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) and U.S. Grains Council (USGC), took international attendees ‘Beyond the Horizon of Food and Agriculture.’ Relationships sit center-stage even in the international marketplace and putting a face to the U.S. farmer is pivotal for buyers of U.S. agricultural …
Meeting Demand for Soy in Southeast Asia
The Southeast Asian region represents a large part of the world’s soy consumption, and a significant market for U.S. soy products. While dietary needs and preferences are changing in that region, U.S. soy is still an important part of meeting the region’s demand. “Southeast Asia is a very traditional soy food consumption region,” said Boon Yee Yeong, Senior Technical Consultant …
Bringing Together Soy Food Stakeholders in SE Asia
The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) hosted its 13th Annual Southeast Asia Soy Food Symposium in Indonesia, bringing together all stakeholders in the soy food industry in that region. “Soy food is one of the most important sources of diet for our region, so it has become one of the most important food sources for many of us here. So …