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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Making Bacon: 50 years of the U.S. Meat Export Federation
Beans make bacon. It’s a known and loved fact among Kansas Soybean Commissioners, who often recite “soybeans are my favorite protein’s favorite protein.” As pork exports grow, more Kansas soybean production finds itself on tables around the world in the value-added form of American pork. That’s why KSC invests in meat exports, increasing domestic usage…
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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…