CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — International buyers have committed to import 19.3% of the new U.S. Soy crop, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s May 5 export sales forecast. Meanwhile, just 8% of new crop soybeans have been planted. For the week ending April 28, China committed to buy an additional 268,000 metric tons of U.S. […]

ANKENY, Iowa — In 2021, U.S. soybean farmers grew nearly one-third of the soybeans in the global market. To ensure U.S. soy retains access to a quickly changing, consumer-driven market, five state soybean checkoff groups jointly funded an effort designed to help soybean farmers make smart and informed decisions that will increase opportunities for future […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Last year, U.S. soybean farmers grew nearly one-third of the soybeans in the global market. To ensure U.S. Soy retains access to a quickly changing, consumer-driven market, five state soybean checkoff groups jointly funded an effort designed to help soybean farmers make smart and informed decisions that will increase opportunities for […]

IRVINE, Calif. — In “No Water = No Crops,” a series of videos released today [July 12, 2021] by Western Growers, three California farmers show the impact the drought is having on their operations, and the cascading losses that result to farmworkers and their communities. “This is one of the most difficult decisions I’ve had […]