US SOY GTE Gold Sponsor is a gold standard in specialty soy, grains
The DeLong Company is no stranger to helping build up an industry. With more than a century of success, it’s safe to say the family business understands the importance of […]
Entries by Katelyn Engquist
It takes two to tangle in a trade war; premiums on food grade soya, corn trying to climb
By Eric Wenberg The week started on a grim note with the Trump administration threat over the weekend to raise more tariffs against China as negotiations between the two countries […]
SSGA member profile: Darwin Rader of Zeeland Farm Services, Inc.
Transportation. Soy processing. Seed sales. Grain buying and selling. Name an agricultural service, and there’s a good chance that the family operated and owned Zeeland Farm Services, Inc. (ZFS) performs […]
Global container shipping growth forecast to rebound; trans-Pac reliability still an issue
By Bruce Abbe In 2018, a slowing global economy helped put the brakes on growth rates for container shipping, the predominant method of international shipping used by most soya and […]
Protein powerhouse: Asia ‘key protein market’ by 2025; China, India leading charge
A recent market forecasting report on global protein consumption has predicted that by 2025 China and India will lead global protein demand with some 50 percent of total consumption worldwide, […]
Bipartisan bill calls for full use of Harbor Maintenance Trust Funds
A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives calling for full use of import shipping assessment funds collected for their targeted purpose – maintaining U.S. harbors […]
SSGA making early strides in identity-preserved industry
By Eric Wenberg Sometimes life comes at you quickly. Those words definitely define my short time as executive director of the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA). Hopefully by now, […]
China’s request to review dropping anti-dumping tariffs on DDGS could trigger major global container shipping changes
By Bruce Abbe Several SSGA container grain exporters, bulk transloaders and other logistics provider members are closely watching the China-U.S. trade talks for possible news that could trigger a resurgence […]
How will late planting dates impact IP soybean supply?
Wet conditions continue to put a hold on the planting of identity-preserved (IP) soybeans, which are mostly grown across states in the Upper Midwest. Like commodity soybeans, IP soybeans are […]
Congress talks infrastructure; Klobuchar touts $1 trillion plan
By Bruce Abbe Infrastructure development is capturing a lot of Congressional bipartisan attention in Washington, D.C. these days, and recently in the early Presidential campaign with an ambitious proposal put […]
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