Market Development Stories
Market development efforts of the Kansas Soybean Commission develop and strengthen revenue streams for Kansas soybean farmers. This encompasses investments in infrastructure, developments of new products containing soy and relationship-building with international customers, among many other things.
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Biofuels Policy Outcomes Mean Business
Soybean Farmers can expect to benefit from a secure domestic market this year. 2026 has been a year of extremes for biodiesel: plants shuttered by uncertainty have roared to life with recent policy actions. For the first time, the industry has a finalized Renewable Fuel Standard, a tax credit and reallocated small refinery exemptions in…
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New Fuel Terminal Promises New Impact for Farmers
On May 7, the Kansas Soybean Commission attended a ribbon cutting for the newly renovated Blue River Valley fuel terminal, which was retrofitted with blending capabilities for biofuels. With an 800,000 gallon biodiesel storage tank on site, the facility expects to go through 50,000 to 75,000 gallons of biodiesel per month. Fuel terminals store and…
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Kansas Farmers Directly Impact, Host International Markets
For 25 years, the American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health has worked on behalf of U.S. soybean farmers to build demand in new and developing markets around the world. By pairing technical expertise with strategic partnerships, WISHH works in both food and feed sectors into long-term trade for U.S. soy. “The…
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Friends of Soy: Building Kansas Crush Capacity
Bartlett; a Savage Company, and Scoular honored for bringing opportunities to Kansas soybean farmers. In fall 2024, two new soybean processing plants came online, nearly doubling crush capacity in Kansas. Just over a year later, Kansas Soybean honored Scoular and Bartlett; a Savage Company, as Friends of Soy for increasing market opportunities and profit potential…
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Trade Mission to Turkey and Egypt: CEO’s notes
People do business with people they trust. It doesn’t matter if it’s a farmer in Colby buying fertilizer or a poultry producer in Cairo buying soybean meal. Price matters. Quality matters. Logistics matters. But most important of all, trust matters. That was the objective of eight Kansas farmers who recently visited Turkey and Egypt on…
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Exploring Egypt: the Soybean Checkoff at Work
Story by Austin Heiniger, Fairview, KS In January, I had the opportunity to go on a trade mission to Egypt as part of the United Soybean Board’s See for Yourself Tour. I’d like to lay a bit of a foundation before sharing details. Let’s start with the What, the Who, and the Why of this…
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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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Commission gets onboard funding exports project
KSC contributes $25,000 to port expansion for 1 million metric tons of soybean capacity On Wednesday, September 24, Kansas Soybean commissioners and staff traveled with the Soybean Transportation Coalition to the Port of Houston, where STC presented The Andersons, Inc. with a check for $275,000. The Andersons is in the process of expanding its grain…
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Relationships key in long-term trade strategy
Kaleb Little reflects on trade mission to Japan and South Korea Positive news is hard to come by when it comes to agriculture markets and trade right now, but the market development work of the soybean checkoff doesn’t stop. We all know the elephant in the room is China. They are the largest buyer of…
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Kansas farmers connect with diverse global customers at Soy Connext 2025
The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) brings U.S. Soy buyers, sellers, growers and visionaries together every year for the premier global industry event: Soy Connext. Against a backdrop of changing trade dynamics and increasing global demand for reliable, high-quality soy protein and oil, the 2025 event gathered more than 700 attendees from 59 countries in…
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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…
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Soy adds Bar & Chain oil to produce development lineup
Soybean checkoff proves success with another industrial product, this time with a chainsaw bar and chain oil.
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Firefighting goes PFAS free thanks to SoyFoam™
New soybean checkoff-funded project earns gold GreenScreen certification; innovating the future of protecting firefighters.
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Soybean hulls facilitate next-gen battery function
University of Kansas mechanical engineer, Dr. Lin Liu researches lithium-sulfur batteries to solve the degradation issues with current lithium-ion batteries.