SOYBEAN PROCESSING IN SOYBEAN PROCESSING IN ARGENTINA: A DIFFERENT ARGENTINA: A DIFFERENT

APPROACHAPPROACH

SMALL SCALE EXTRUDING-SMALL SCALE EXTRUDING-PRESSINGPRESSING

World Soybean Production 2006/2007

• USA – 71.400.000 tm• Brazil – 61.000.000 TM• Argentina – 47.000.000 TM. (29 M. in 1989)• China – 15.600.000 TM• India – 7.900.000 TM

Soybean Areas of Production of Argentina

Distance from Producing Areas to Crushing Facilities

Advantages of Local Small Scale Processing of Soybean through

Extrusion-Pressing

• Freight of the soybean• Freight of the expeller locally used• Local use for oil – (Food, Biodiesel)• Tax Advantages (50 % tax burden on soybean)• Premium price for extruded-pressed expeller• Control over quality of expeller• Expeller 9 % Export Tax vs. 27 % for soybean

Typical Layout of Plant for Extruding Pressing of Soybeans

Equipment

• Bronto Dry-Extruder Soya Configuration

Equipment

• GX – 4 Stages Oil Screw Press

Equipment

• GX- 307 Plate filter

Typical Analysis of Expeller

PROTEIN (CRUDE)41,5%min44,5%max

MOISTURE 7,5%

FAT CONTENT 6,5%min 8%max

DIGESTIBLE PROTEIN 93,2%

FIBER 5,5%

UREASIC ACTIVITY 0,02

MOULDS NO CONTENT

CARBOHYDRATES 8,70

10 tpd. PLant

Operational ParametersOperational Parameters

• Soy Oil Content:18-20 %• Oil Extraction: 70 % of oil (120 kg./tn)• Loss of moisture: 4-5 % (Can be re-added)

Economics

• Price of Soybean in Argentina: USD 220• Price of Ext.-Pressed Expeller: Soybean x 1,1• Price of Crude Oil: Soybean x 2,8• Transport Cost: 0, USD x TM x KM