A soybean checkoff organization is establishing entities in foreign markets to improve the health and nutrition of local communities in those markets. The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) is setting up Soy Excellence Centers (SECs) in several countries around the world. Speaking at the U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange, USSEC CEO Jim Sutter said the centers will enhance expertise among food producers in the markets where they’re located, improving the way soy is used.
“We believe that these SECs will allow a learning facility where people from these regions can go and gain some of the expertise that the U.S.
