Get First Glimpse of 2022 U.S. Soy Crop Thursday

What will farmers plant in the ground for the 2022 growing season? How will input costs affect planting decisions? Does South American production impact this U.S. growing season? Get answers to these questions and more during USSEC's March webinar.

People are invited to watch Dr. Seth Meyer, chief economist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as he joins Mac Marhsall, vice president of market intelligence for USSEC and the United Soybean Board, for a discussion on what the report means for the global soy complex and possible implications for soy buyers. Participants will hear insight from both the U.S. Soy and USDA perspectives following the March Planting Intention and Quarterly Stocks Report.

Dr. Meyer was appointed USDA's chief economist in January 2021, returning to USDA after two years. Prior to his return, Dr. Meyer was a research professor and the associate director for the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri. FAPRI is well known for its agricultural policy and market analysis, being called on by Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its insight into commodity production, price, farm income and trade impacts from various agricultural policies including Farm Bill proposals, trade agreements and disruptions, and crop insurance.

Dr. Meyer was previously the head of the World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) in the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE), the agency at USDA charged with bringing together USDA resources in the assessment of crops around the world. The OCE also publishes those finding in the 'WASDE' report which is closely watched by agricultural markets here and abroad. Previously, Dr. Meyer served as an economist with the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and as a visiting scholar at several research institutions around the world.

Dr. Meyer grew up in eastern Iowa and has a Bachelor's and Master's degree from Iowa State University and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Missouri.

Plan to join for a first look at the 2022 U.S. Soy crop on March 31 beginning at 7 p.m. Central time.