Special Report

Attention turns to South American soybean harvest

Even when soybeans are in a drought-shortened supply, the process of building foreign demand for the crop goes on. The South American crop, growing in the Southern Hemisphere, is nearing harvest or is being harvested, depending on the latitude. Jim Sutter, the executive director of the U.S. Soybean Export Council, updates us on the current U.S. soybean export picture from the Commodity Classic. And while U.S. farmers lament the dry 2012 season, there’s more to the story that gives us a better view of U.S. soybean exports.

AUDIO: Jim Sutter (7 min. MP3)