U.S. Soybean Export Council expands global aquaculture and feed training

The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) is expanding technical training and workforce development initiatives to support the global protein and aquaculture industries. Recently, USSEC conducted aquaculture feed formulation workshops in Bali, targeting nutritionists and formulators from Southeast Asia and Bangladesh to improve the design of high-quality, sustainable aquafeeds.

To complement these regional efforts, the Soy Excellence Centers (SEC) initiative provides technical training and continuing education for professionals in the poultry, swine, dairy, and aquaculture sectors. Since its inception in 2019 with a center in Egypt, the SEC program has expanded to include regional programs in the Americas, Asia, India, the Middle East, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa, with plans to expand into China within the next year.

These programs aim to address knowledge gaps in feed manufacturing and nutrition. The importance of these markets is highlighted by recent export data, showing that U.S. soybean exports to Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Vietnam reached 4.65 million metric tons for the 2025/26 marketing year.