American Soybean Association: Brazilian soybean quality is better than American Soybean

Introduction: according to a recent survey conducted by the American Soybean Association (ASA), on average, the protein content and oil content of Brazilian soybeans are higher than that of American soybeans, while the impurity content is lower than that of American soybeans According to Craig retaxico, an ASA analyst, Brazil's soybeans have an average oil content of 21.04% and a protein content of 38.23% In contrast, according to the crop quality report submitted to ASA by Dr Thomas Brumm and Charles hurburgh of Iowa State University, the oil content and protein content of American Soybean in 2004 were only 18.7% and 35.16%, respectively Retacico said Brazil's soybeans are also cleaner The impurity content standard of Brazil's soybean is only 1%, while the United States allows the impurity content of No 2 soybean to reach two percentage points, but if the impurity content of soybean reaches such standard (2%), it is not a clean soybean Fortunately, the impurity content of American soybean is better than the standard level Brumm said that although the impurity content of No 2 soybean can be 2%, the impurity content of our exported soybean is very low, about 1.5-1.7% The national soybean industry project team is working hard to make farmers pay more attention to soybean quality Despite the stable quality of American soybeans, the protein and oil content must be increased, and the impurity content must be reduced, so as to maintain the international market share in the face of fierce competition from Brazil Experts say growers should not just focus on production and ignore quality In the absence of economic support, it is difficult for growers to change the concept of "focusing only on production but not on quality," Brumm said But that is changing If soy protein and oil content improve, growers can get a better price The Illinois Soybean Quality Award Program (SQR) is establishing reward payment standards for soybeans that meet specific protein and oil standards Farmers must register with SQR before March 31, 2005, and the soybean they harvest this year will be eligible for bonus payment, and can get help from sor to identify suitable seeds for sowing In terms of the whole country, ASA is currently tracking the impurity content through the sales channels of farmers, hoping to determine its nature and entry point, letasico said The results are expected to come out in June this year, which may explain why the impurity content remains stable when Roundup Ready transgenic soybean is widely used Some experts had thought that the widespread use of the transgenic soybean would reduce the impurity content The Illinois Bureau of soybean validation is a voluntary group of 18 farm leaders who guide the funding of the project team to promote soybean demand and enhance soybean market capacity.