Soybean farmers are happy that USDA’s dietary guidelines include soy-based products. The guidelines include soy products in the U.S.-style, vegetarian and Mediterranean-style diets. United Soybean Board farmer leader says soy-based products are included in four of the six core elements: dairy, oils, vegetables, and protein foods, according to Kevin Wilson, United Soybean Board farmer-leader from Indiana and Soy Nutrition Institute secretary/treasurer.
“One, it should help increase the demand for soy in the food sector,” Wilson told Brownfield Ag News, “because we having a positive influence in those four areas.”
Wilson – from Indiana – calls the report encouraging from the standpoint of offering an opportunity for the soy checkoff to continue building partnerships in the food industry.
