The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance, in coordination with USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Manila, will host a webinar on the traceability and sustainability of identity-preserved (IP) soya and specialty grains for the Philippines market on February 8-9, 2021, 7-9 p.m. CST (Feb. 9-10, 09:00-11:00 Philippines time).

The webinar will be an excellent opportunity for American suppliers to showcase high-quality, safe and reliable U.S.-grown IP soya and specialty grains to Philippine importers.

The event will include a session of meetings called “IP B2B,” featuring one-on-one match-making of American exporters and Philippine importers.

Despite undergoing the world’s longest-running lockdown and having one of the worst-performing economies as a result of COVID-19, the Philippines is the fastest-growing export market for U.S. agriculture outside China. The increasing consumer demand for high-quality soy milk, tofu and craft beers makes the Philippines an attractive market for SSGA exporter members. The Philippines has been and will be a significantly promising emerging market for U.S. IP soya and specialty grains, showing an upward trend in the last decade. In 2020, the Philippines imported about $3.24 billion of U.S. agricultural and related products, including $59 million in soybeans, $847 million in soymeal and $15 million in pulses.