With 55 percent of Ohio's total agriculture exports coming from soybeans, a free trade agreement proposal with Panama, South Korea and Colombia is getting high praise from Ohio growers and the Ohio Soybean Association, reports the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette.
The 2010 bean crop was one of the most profitable on record in Ohio, and soybeans were the second-largest commodity in the U.S. in terms of annual acreage and value, with 78 million acres planted and a market value of almost $39 billion in 2010, the association says.
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