Soybean Meal - Dehulled, Solvent Extracted
Definitions of feed ingredients are determined by the Association of American Feed Control Officials Incorporated (AAFCO).
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Solvent extracted dehulled soybean meal is produced by cracking, heating and flaking soybeans and reducing the oil content of the conditioned product by the use of hexane or homologous hydrocarbon solvents to 1% or less on a commercial basis. The extracted flakes are cooked and ground into meal. The meal will not contain viable weed seeds. It must not contain more than 3.5% crude fiber. It may contain an inert nontoxic conditioning agent, either nutritive or non-nutritive, or a combination thereof, to reduce caking and improve flowability in an amount not to exceed that necessary to accomplish its intended effect, and no case to exceed 0.5%. The name of the conditioning agent must be shown as an added ingredient on the label.
TYPICAL ANALYSIS
Protein 48-50%
Fat 1.0%
Fiber 3.5%
Ash 6.0%
Moisture 12.0%
FACTORS INFLUENCING QUALITY
Same as with soybean meal - solvent extracted
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Same as with soybean meal - solvent extracted
AVAILABILITY
Generally available throughout the year. Soybean meal of 48-48.5% protein with a maximum of 3.5% fiber is produced in some western states where the protein content is lower in the original soybean. Soybean meal of 49-50% protein with a maximum of 3% fiber is produced in areas where the protein content is higher in the original soybean.
FEED APPLICATIONS
Properly processed dehulled soybean meals are excellent sources of protein. They may be used in feeds for all classes of livestock and poultry. They are ideal for high-energy rations such as broiler, turkey, and pig starter feeds. For young animals and birds, dehulled soybean meal is the preferred product.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AAFCO #84.7
IFN #5-04-612
Trading Rules - Refer to Trading Rules of National Oilseed Processors Association for information relative to settlement for failure of product to meet specifications as well as for information on the official methods of analysis.
EUROPEAN STANDARDS
Both FEFAC (1997) and GAFTA (1997a) have stated there are no official European published standards for soybean meal. However, FEFAC (1997a) provided a press release of the German Compound Feed Manufacturers' Federation and of the German Agricultural Credit Cooperatives' Federation dated 9.10.1995 which reads as follows: Trade in oilseed meals and cakes : new conditions with consequences for the whole of Europe Bonn. Oilseed meals and cakes produced in Europe will henceforth be traded with a basic moisture content of 12.5%. This is the key element of an agreement reached between the Dutch Crushers' Federation (VERNOF), the Dutch Compound Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FNM), the Dutch cooperatives, the German Compound Feed Manufacturers' Federation and the German Agricultural Credit Cooperatives' Federation (DRV). This agreement immediately enters into force for sunflower cakes; for soybean meal, rapeseed and linseed cakes it applies as from May 1996.
According to the DRV and the German Compound Feed Manufacturers' Federation this agreement is a step towards better quality awareness and market transparency. With these arrangements standards for the whole European market are set. Oilseed meals and cakes produced in Europe become more competitive as compared to imported meals and cakes. A lot of feed and oil mills already have been implementing these rules for months in form of individual agreements. These new arrangements have now paved the way for a European wide application.