petitive price soybean oil processing plant in ghana

   
petitive price soybean oil processing plant in ghana
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • petitive price soybean oil processing plant in ghana
  • What is the market demand for soybean grains in Ghana?
  • The market demand for soybean grains is not only limited to domestic use but also for industrial processing into cooking oil and animal feed, especially the poultry industry [ 24 ]. Domestic demand of soybean grains is in excess of 300,000 MTs annually, of which 91% is used for industrial purposes in Ghana.
  • Does Ghana import soya beans?
  • While industrial processing and utilization of soya bean has expanded in Ghana, domestic production has not kept up with demand, resulting in significant growth in imports. Currently around half of soya beans or soya bean products is imported (Eshun et al. 2018; Gage et al. 2012).
  • How many soyabean grain processing companies are there in Ghana?
  • There are 12 major soyabean grain processing companies in Ghana with capacity to process about 170,120 Mt per year. Two of the companies (Ghana Nuts with 60,000 Mt, and Vestor Oil 24,000 Mt) have solvent extractors, with combined annual solvent extraction capacity of 84,400 Mt (see Table 1).
  • What is Ghana’s soybean production potential?
  • Ghana’s soybean production potential stands at an impressive 700,000 tonnes per year. However, only about 26 percent of this potential is being realized. The cultivation area covers an estimated 102,000 hectares of the 250,000 hectares of land suitable for production countrywide.