soybean oil first pressed in johannesburg in mozambique

   
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  • soybean oil first pressed in johannesburg in mozambique
  • How will soybean production change in Africa?
  • Soybean production will continue to increase in eastern and southern Africa, driven by an increased production per acre and an expansion of the production area, especially through increased intercropping and crop rotation.
  • Where did soybeans come from?
  • Soybeans were cultivated in China by the late Shang dynasty, around 1000 BCE. Shijing, the Book of Odes, contains several poems mentioning soybeans. To produce soybean oil, the soybeans are cracked, adjusted for moisture content, heated to between 60 and 88 °C (140¨C190 °F), rolled into flakes, and solvent-extracted with hexanes.
  • How much soybean is produced in Africa?
  • Soybean production in Africa occupies 1·3% of the total world area under soybean production representing 0·6% of the total production. In 2011, soybean was planted on 1·1 million ha of land in SSA, which is approximately 1% of the total arable land.
  • How much soybean oil is produced worldwide?
  • In the 2002¨C2003 growing season, 30.6 million tons (MT) of soybean oil were produced worldwide, constituting about half of worldwide edible vegetable oil production, and thirty percent of all fats and oils produced, including animal fats and oils derived from tropical plants.