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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As demand for plant protein increases, soybean trends also reflect an increased demand for non-GMO and organic U.S.-grown soybeans. With soy reigning as the preferred plant protein, the industry is […]
French farmers destroyed a total of 18,000 hectares of rapeseed, more than double the area initially expected, following the discovery of a non-authorized genetically modified organism (GMO) in seeds, German […]
While historic floodwaters that ravaged northeast and north-central Nebraska and parts of Iowa are receding, agricultural operations continue to struggle to return to normal. Ethanol plants and feedlots, in particular, […]
