Industry Updates

USDA Sees Record Demand For Soybean Oil As Biodiesel Feedstock

Gregory Ray|Mar 5, 2019

In late October, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decided not to move forward with reducing the biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuel requirements after the…

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Price Volatility Returns To The Soybean Complex

Gregory Ray|Mar 5, 2019

On April 4, 2018, soybean futures quotes suffered a highly volatile day upon China’s announcement of import tariffs on U.S. soybeans. Soybean futures dropped over…

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Potential Impact Of China’s Retaliatory Soybean Tariff On The Soybean Oil Market

Gregory Ray|Mar 5, 2019

To some extent, soybean oil is a residual commodity, secondary to soybean meal, in driving processing rates and influencing complex prices. Crush rates are driven…

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Stakeholders React To EPA Biodiesel Program

Gregory Ray|Mar 5, 2019

The October 2017 update focused on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) notification of reducing the biomass-based diesel and on the advanced biofuel volume requirements under…

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Monsanto Receives Key Import Approval To Enable 2018 Launch Of Vistive® Gold Soybeans

Gregory Ray|Feb 4, 2019

ST. LOUIS (June 16, 2017) – The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture recently granted approval for the import and food/feed use of Monsanto’s MON 87705 soybean. This approval…

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Eliminate Trans Fat from Foods with Domestically Produced, Sustainable Soy-Based Solutions

Gregory Ray|Jan 25, 2019

ST. LOUIS, June 16, 2015 – America’s soybean farmers are well positioned to help food companies eliminate partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in food products, the primary…