(NAFB.com) – Ten young U.S. farmers currently working in production agriculture journeyed to Honduras and Guatemala during a United Soybean Board “See for Yourself” mission trip. The group looked in-depth at the soy checkoff’s investments in international market growth. With about 60 percent of the U.S. soybean crop exported, in addition to value-added poultry and meat products traveling overseas, these next-generation U.S. farmers experienced the global impact of U.S. soybeans. “With these U.S. soybean farmers across several states contributing to the soy checkoff, this mission allowed them to see firsthand how their investments grow export markets,” says Phillip Good, USB Chair and Mississippi farmer. “They also got a better understanding of how the ports and infrastructure affect U.S. soy products internationally, and the importance of the Panama Canal was critical to the discussion. Guatemala is the 15th-largest market for U.S. ag exports, and Honduras gets most of its soybean meal from the U.S.