SSGA launches new webcast
Let’s talk IP! The I.P.-ODCAST, a new video series hosted by the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) communications team, was launched on May 15. The first episode features Executive […]
Entries by Katelyn Engquist
Technically Speaking: COVID-19’s impact on trade, food security
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on trade and food security, disrupting the supply chain and forcing people to change the way they eat and purchase food almost overnight. […]
SSGA shows support for Seattle, Tacoma port upgrades
The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) submitted a letter of support to the Northwest Seaport Alliance’s (NWSA) request for funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2020 Port Infrastructure […]
STB issues policy announcement on railroad demurrage charge practices
By Bruce Abbe, strategic adviser for trade and transportation Demurrage charges have long been a source of raw conflict between transportation providers and shippers. That conflict is not only over […]
SSGA Member Profile: Rob Prather, Global Processing
There are advantages to working in a small business that operates, quite literally, on a global scale. “We know the IP (identity-preserved) customers; we see their needs and opportunities first-hand […]
FMC adopts demurrage, detention interpretive rule
Container shippers hope guidelines will prevent abuses By Bruce Abbe, strategic adviser for trade and transportation Some good news happened last week for shippers. Finally, on April 28, the Federal […]
SSGA presents to U.S. Soy workshop
India has tremendous potential to grow in the soybean industry, Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) Vice Chairman Bob Sinner said on Friday as he made a presentation to the […]
Specialty Grains action team setting direction, fostering connections
By Dave Miller, specialty grains consultant In the past three months, the Specialty Grains action team has taken a two-fold approach to adding value to Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance […]
SSGA signs letter to Congress on COVID-19-related legal liability
SSGA signed onto a letter drafted by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) urging Congress to act to ensure that essential businesses operating to support our nation’s response to COVID-19 […]
SSGA requesting proposals for technical manuals, foreign research
The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) is seeking proposals for two projects related to its programs under the Foreign Agricultural Service Agricultural Trade Program to increase exports of U.S. […]
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