Myanmar imports 800,000 tons of soybean oil slag from animal feed production each year

Myanmar imports more than 800,000 tons of soybean oil slag each year as raw material for the production of animal feed such as chickens, pigs and fish, according to Wu Wenzai, secretary-general of the Myanmar Fisheries Federation, seven news reports on December 14.
it is understood that due to foreign companies and local enterprises to expand investment, animal feed production raw materials demand growth, bran, corn and other raw materials, can be purchased locally, but soybean oil residue in short supply, need to import raw materials from the United States, Brazil, India and other countries.
According to Wu Ming Guo guo, secretary-general of the Myanmar Beans and Sesame Merchants Association, the association learned that 20,000 tons of soybean oil residue (raw materials) currently docked at YM SUMMIT Helen in Yangon port were imported as raw materials for the production of chicken feed.
said soybeans could be grown across Myanmar and were less expensive than other crops.
However, due to the lack of high-value processing chain, legume oil residue raw materials must be imported from abroad, if can be planted, processed and produced in China, there is no need to import, with the increase of feed factories, the demand for raw materials is also increasing.
, animal feed plants need soybean oil slag and other oil crop raw materials sufficient production, related to the development of domestic cooking oil processing.
some peanut, sesame and soybean oil plants have closed because of cheap imports of palm oil into the market, and it is difficult to obtain raw materials for oil crops.
since 2016, soybean oil residue has to be imported from abroad.
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