Brazil soybean growers are mulling over a World Trade Organization case against the U.S. crop insurance program.  That and recent domestic attacks against crop insurance are a concern to many U.S. soybean farmers.  Minnehaha County farmer and American Soybean Association Director Kevin Scott says they are surprised by this recent opposition to what is a good and viable program for growers.

He says crop insurance is a necessary program for growers.  Plus it’s economically responsible and not as expensive as ad hoc disaster.

Scott says the U.S. federal crop insurance program is not a difficult one to maintain and is a good partnership between insurance companies and the federal government.

There has been no confirmation as to whether or not the Brazilian government has given their soybean growers a positive response on making a WTO challenge over U.S. crop insurance.