[On-site] Soy Food Master, Travels to Ohio, the Current Address of U.S. Soybeans

Published 2025년 9월 30일

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Since the end of last year, soybean prices, which had shown signs of recovery, have again entered a period of stagnation following President Trump's re-election, the imposition of tariffs on China, trade disputes with Canada and Mexico, and drought and abnormal temperatures across the Midwest. Furthermore, with the direction of biofuel policies becoming uncertain, the entire soybean industry is facing a crossroads of crisis and opportunity. Despite this uncertainty, the U.S. soybean industry's efforts to innovate are not stopping, and their outcomes are being closely watched. Movements are afoot to secure competitiveness in quality and price with sustainable agriculture as a weapon and to turn this into an opportunity for expanding the global market. Turning crisis into opportunity, sustainable soybeans.

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Since the end of last year, soybean prices, which had shown signs of recovery, have turned upward again due to the imposition of tariffs on China by President Trump after his re-election, trade disputes with Canada and Mexico, and drought and abnormal temperatures across the Midwest. Furthermore, with the future of biofuel policies uncertain, the entire soybean industry is facing a crossroads of crisis and opportunity. Despite this uncertainty, efforts to innovate within the U.S. soybean industry have not stopped, and their outcomes are being closely watched. Movements are underway to secure competitiveness in quality and price through sustainable agriculture and to turn this into an opportunity for expanding the global market. To meet soybean farmers who are striving for a sustainable soybean industry by turning crises into opportunities, ten "Soyfood Master" participants from Korea visited Columbus, Ohio, in mid-month. This U.S. field visit team, which includes representatives ...

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