Animal Agriculture
Animal agriculture represents the number one customer for U.S. soybean farmers, with about 97% of U.S. soybean meal going to feed poultry, pigs, cattle and fish around the world.
Indirect soybean meal exports in the form of meat have grown and are expected to continue to grow. According to an analysis of soybean meal utilization, an increase in poultry and pork exports could be the largest driver for increased domestic utilization of U.S. soy.
In addition, by 2030, 62% of the fish consumed worldwide will be produced by aquaculture. Through the U.S. Soybean Export Council and the Soy Aquaculture Alliance, the Kansas Soybean Commission is active in helping to establish aquaculture programs around the world that will use U.S. soy as fish food.
Livestock and poultry farmers face a number of pressures, including diseases, global competition and groups opposed to animal agriculture. That is why the soybean checkoff works to inform farmers and their neighbors about the need to support animal agriculture.
News on Animal Agriculture
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Soybean Checkoff supports market development for U.S. Pork
Written by U.S. Meat Export Federation staff. While trade and economic uncertainties have impacted American agricultural exports in recent months, Kansas soybean producers have kept their eye on the horizon, committed in their support of the market development efforts of the pork industry. In markets such as Japan and Korea, Kansas soybean production increasingly finds…
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Soy Aquaculture Alliance works to increase domestic demand, market
The Soy Aquaculture Alliance is made up of 13 soybean producing states that is looking to create new opportunities for domestic aquaculture. With the need to find more domestic uses for soybeans, there is a great opportunity for the U.S. to use soybean meal to help grow the domestic aquaculture market. “93% of all the…
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Dynamic Duo: high oleic soy, dairy cattle
Value proposition brought by checkoff supports profitability for growers and dairies. Milk and cookies move over – there is a new perfect pairing gaining traction. In the soybean checkoff’s pursuit to “move the pile” and find new demand markets for the product grown by half a million farmers nationwide, research began six years ago to…