Migrants arrive to board a boat in the Caribbean coastal village of Miramar, Panama, bound for the Colombian border, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, as migrants return from southern Mexico after

In this Spotlight on Soybeans, Board Member Robert Alpers highlights the value of marketing missions to importing countries and talks about their most recent mission to Mexico and Panama. He emphasizes trust and product interest through face-to-face interactions and personal connections.

The idea is to scare them.” Now the migration flow that is visible is of deportations and migrants boarding boats in Panama to take them south to Colombia rather than migrants riding trains north through Mexico or massing at the U.

Migrants board a boat at the Caribbean coastal village of Miramar, Panama, bound for the Colombian border, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, as migrants return from southern Mexico after abandoning hopes

In the space of about a month, we’ve heard about: invading Mexico and Panama, and taking over Greenland and Canada; ethnic cleansing and “owning” Gaza; withdrawal from the Paris climate accords; beginning peace negotiations with Russia over Ukraine without Ukraine’s leaders;

Sign up for Trump’s Return, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump presidency. In foreign affairs, he has antagonized Denmark, Canada, and Panama; renamed the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”;

Migrants board a boat at the Caribbean coastal village of Miramar, Panama, bound for the Colombian border, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, as migrants return from southern Mexico after abandoning hopes

In this Spotlight on Soybeans, listen in on Missouri Soybeans’ successful marketing mission to Mexico and Panama, which highlighted the importance of personal relationships in international trade. The mission aimed to build trust and secure long-term demand for Missouri soybeans.

Venezuelan migrants handed over to Mexico like it’s a U.S. immigration detention facility. Families from Central Asia flown to Panama and Costa Rica to await voluntary

Venezuelan migrants handed over to Mexico like it's a U.S. immigration detention facility. Families from Central Asia flown to Panama and Costa Rica to await voluntary repatriation to their countries.

Venezuelan migrants handed over to Mexico like it’s a U.S. immigration detention facility. Families from Central Asia flown to Panama and Costa Rica to await voluntary repatriation to their countries.

Missouri Soybeans marketing mission identified export connections to a Mexico-based processor, reinforced by a Panama-based producer’s shipment. Focus is on relationship building and market growth. Learn more at mosoy.