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USSEC Promotes U.S. Soy with Mexican Processor

USSEC recently offered technical assistance to Proteinol, one of the largest soy processors in Mexico. The company imports more than 600,000 metric tons of U.S. soy each year. Mian Riaz, Ph.D., and Pedro Gonzalez, USSEC contractors, met with Federico Alvarez, commercial sales manager, to discuss marketing strategies for soy-based animal feed products. Riaz presented the benefits of using an expander in soy processing and Gonzalez discussed talked about the variety of products and applications containing soy. The contractors focused on soy meal, soy isolates and soy lecithin.