# Soybean Leaders Focus on Demand and Profitability

> Leaders of three U.S. soybean organizations discussed ways to expand soybean demand and improve farmer profitability at an Agri-Pulse webinar. The American Soybean Association is seeking tariff exemptions for farm inputs and, with the National Corn Growers Association, pushed for the suspension of countervailing and antidumping duties on phosphate fertilizers; a review will determine whether those duties are permanently removed.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T03:06:05.642Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83199-soybean-leaders-focus-on-demand-and-profitability
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower input costs could improve soybean farmers’ margins and support production, while efforts to expand demand could strengthen soybean use and prices. The fertilizer-duty review could affect phosphate fertilizer trade and costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-11-30 | [Surging US Biofuel Production Stokes Soybean Crush Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15357-surging-us-biofuel-production-stokes-soybean-crush-demand.md) | -0.3% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2021-03-15 | [Biodiesel Boosts Demand for Iowa Soybeans \| Iowa Soybean](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48002-biodiesel-boosts-demand-for-iowa-soybeans-iowa-soybean.md) | +0.0% | -2.4% |
| SOY | 2026-05-14 | [EPA RVO Could Increase Soybean Oil Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15022-epa-rvo-could-increase-soybean-oil-demand.md) | -1.3% | -8.2% |
| SOY | 2026-04-01 | [Biofuels Policies Provide U.S. Soy Stability \| Illinois Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15035-biofuels-policies-provide-u-s-soy-stability-illinois-soybean-association.md) | -0.8% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2024-01-22 | [Soybean Oil Rises With More US Demand Forecast for Biofuels - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32190-soybean-oil-rises-with-more-us-demand-forecast-for-biofuels-bloomberg.md) | -0.3% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- iasoybeans.com: https://www.iasoybeans.com/newsroom/article/three-ceos-one-goal-building-soybean-demand

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