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Berkeley International is a
specialist in sourcing products worldwide. |
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Our Team
handling soy based products |
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Please browse the content below,
and then link to the relevant product sectors. |
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Soy beans - an introduction |
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Origins
The
main origins are Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, Ukraine, Uruguay and USA
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countries do not show specifications in the same format.
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Some
countries
produce guaranteed NON GMO soybeans and there is
a premium – higher price for that grade.
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Each
country does produce GMO soybeans
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soybeans |
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Brazil soybeans |
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Brazil soybeans |
basic specifications |
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Oil content |
18.5% |
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Moisture maximum |
14% maximum |
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Foreign matter |
2% maximum |
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Damaged beans |
8.5% maximum |
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damaged and burned |
1% burned and 6 % mouldy |
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Broken beans |
30% maximum |
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Greenish beans |
8% maximum |
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Please note there are some more details on the ANEC 41 CONTRACT |
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Brazil soybeans
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We
work DIRECT with grower of NON GMO soybeans in Brazil.
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Soybeans are sold under Brazil ANEC 41 Contract
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Brazil
also produces GMO soybeans
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USA GMO soybeans
There is
production of soybeans in many parts of USA. Some are exported
through East Coast, some through Gulf ports and some through Pacific
North West ports.
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all producers show their specifications in exactly the same format. |
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Specifications USA
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| USA soybeans |
grade #2 |
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60.0 lbs. Min |
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Heat damaged kernels |
0.5% max |
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Total damaged kernels |
2.5% max |
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Foreign materials |
2.0% Max |
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Splits |
20% Max |
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Soybeans of other colors |
2.0% Max |
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We work DIRECT with grower of soybeans in Iowa, USA.
They are able to offer prices below CBOT |
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Specifications USA
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Test weight lbs/bu |
54 min per pound limit |
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Protein |
35 % min |
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Oil content |
18.5 % basis |
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Moisture |
14 % max |
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Foreign matter |
2.0 % max |
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Splits |
20.0 % max |
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Soybean other color |
2.0 % max |
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Heat damage kermels |
0.5 % max |
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Damaged kermels |
3.0 % max |
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Packing |
Bulk |
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NON GMO SOYBEANS USA |
USA produces NON GMO and
there is a premium on the prices. Most NON GMO soybeans are sold on
contract basis to regular buyers |
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Soybeans
ARGENTINA |
Argentina
only produces GMO soybeans
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Soybeans
UKRAINE |
Ukraine produces both GMO and NON GMO soybeans
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product |
soybeans |
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preferred specifications or
grade |
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packing |
stuffed bulk in containers or bulk
shipments |
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preferred origin |
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amount |
how many metric tons |
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delivery |
please give name of place or port |
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delivery date |
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target price |
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are you the end buyer |
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Soybean oil – crude |
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Soybean oil please use
this link to the introduction to soybean oil
soybean meal for animal feed
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Other soy products can be requested |
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Please note that these
are very niche products and not to easy to get
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