Mercaris Murmurings: Organic soybean markets risky and unsettled
With 2022 in full swing, and organic soybean markets as unsettled and risky as they have ever been, it’s worth taking a moment to size up the market’s overall position. […]
Entries by Katelyn Engquist
For specialty ag exporters, supply chain delays remain major crisis
Situation has reached ‘condition critical,’ in some areas SSGA chairman says The holiday rush may be behind us, but the supply chain crisis has not subsided, especially for many U.S. […]
Let’s go! Transportation Go! conference puts focus on Great Lakes for ag exports
With great investments coming to the Great Lakes, the time is right to focus on the United States’ inland seas and the St. Lawrence Seaway for agricultural shipping. Transportation Go!, the premier conference for […]
SSGA communications team awarded
The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance received two awards, including a first-place finish at the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) Region 3 Best of NAMA 2021 awards, which were announced during […]
Competitive Shipping Roundup: UP to expand intermodal; Port congestion getting worse
Compiled by Bruce Abbe, SSGA Strategic Adviser for Trade and Transportation UP to expand intermodal During a fourth-quarter stock earnings call last week, Union Pacific railroad executives announced plans for the western Class I railroad […]
Transportation Roundup: Container futures coming (again); aim to ease freight rate volatility
Compiled by Bruce Abbe, SSGA Strategic Advisor for Trade & Transportation A new attempt to bring futures contracts that aim to provide a tool to lessen severe ocean freight rate […]
Technically speaking: Building strong domestic industries with imported raw materials
By Philip Shull, SSGA technical adviser for India There are many parallels between the U.S. coffee industry and India’s soy food industry. This includes the small-to-nil availability of domestic raw materials […]
SSGA presents to Indian soy food experts
On Dec. 22, SSGA was invited to present virtually to the International Conference on the Role of Soy as a Sustainable Protein Source for Health and Wellness, an event that […]
Transportation Roundup: Despite signs of progress, port congestion continues
Compiled by Bruce Abbe, SSGA Strategic Adviser for Trade and Transportation The container ship and container logjam at West Coast ports particularly in Southern California, is continuing despite some signs of progress. Port of Los […]
U.S. suppliers give update to Japan’s natto industry
Natto suppliers from the United States on Monday evening had their second conversation of the year with Japanese companies in an online update meeting organized by the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance, the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) and the Japan […]
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