With ISA and ICMC support, USAPEEC programs boost corn, soybean exports 

On March 6, in the framework of Expo Carnes y Lacteos in Monterrey, Mexico, USAPEEC Mexico coordinated a visit to the Proboca processing plant. 

Participating were representatives from the Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA), the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC), the Kansas Soybean Commission, USDA Foreign Agriculture Service in Mexico, and the U.S. Consul General Melissa Bishop in Monterrey. 

Proboca, a USAPEEC member, hosted the group, gave a presentation on its “Dos Familias” turkey meat products brand, and provided a breakfast that served to demonstrate its products. 

Proboca Vice President of Sales and Strategic Businesses Mario Gorena said the “Dos Familias” recently marked its 10th anniversary. He emphasized how support from ISA and ICMC through USAPEEC has been vital to the brand’s development and launch, contributing to this significant milestone. 

Later, the group toured the processing plant and saw how U.S. turkey meat is processed into value-added products fit for the Mexican retail market. 

“We are very grateful to Proboca for the incredible invitation,” Bishop said. “We were amazed to see how they transform delicious U.S. turkey for the local market.” 

The event showed again the importance of funding and support provided by ISA. Earlier this spring, the second level of the double-decker pavilion USAPEEC operated at the 2025 edition of Gulfood in Dubai would not have been possible were it not for ISA support. The pavilion was a showcase among the 19 members who exhibited and for thousands of visitors. 

ISA funding allowed members to enjoy additional space to meet and network with potential customers. ISA members traveled to Dubai to see the event and met with USDA staff and local officials. They also met with Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Danny Whitley to discuss market opportunities and challenges faced by U.S. exports in international markets. 

ISA’s participation in Dubai as well as its presence and involvement at the Proboca event again demonstrates the value of collaboration and the connection of soybeans and corn to poultry production. Such collaboration leads to success in creating more exports. 

U.S. egg and turkey exports for January through February this year increased by 161 percent and 16.2 percent in value from the same period last year, respectively, while broiler exports increased in value, according to new trade data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. 

Export markets such as Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Ghana, Dominican Republic, Timor-Leste, Jamaica, Libya, Peru and Turkmenistan showed large gains in broiler exports from the same month a year ago. 

Turkey export value in February 2025 reached $53.2 million, up 16.4 percent. Exports to Hong Kong, Benin, Dominican Republic and Colombia increased notably. 

Cumulative exports of table eggs through February this year were 16.7 million dozen, up 37.2 percent from the same period of last year, while export value hit $109.2 million, up 352 percent. 

Table egg exports for February 2025 were 9.7 million dozen, an increase of 14.9 percent from the same month a year earlier, while export value reached $67.4 million, up 336 percent. 

To continue to grow exports, USAPEEC international and headquarters staff met recently at the annual Strategic Planning Conference. The event served as a key forum for discussions on the future of U.S. poultry and egg exports, bringing together industry leaders to chart the path forward. 

This year’s program featured a five-year strategic planning workshop designed to shape USAPEEC’s long-term operational vision, set key objectives and define success for both the organization and the broader U.S. poultry and egg export industry.