USSEC was asked by RAGASA, the largest U.S. soybean crushing plant in Mexico, to send its animal nutrition consultant to help them in the promotion of their soybean meal and pelleted soybean hulls in the Mexican market. RAGASA processes one million metric tons (MT) of soybeans per year and with its new crushing plant that will be ready in January 2017, the company will process two million MT of beans annually.

USSEC - Americas animal nutrition consultant Carlos Campabadal provided technical assistance to RAGASA. Four of Mexico’s largest swine operations, representing more than 400,000 sows; poultry operations that produce 15 million birds/cycle; and a company with 32 million laying hens, 10,000 dairy cows and 70,000 sheep were present. Various nutrition topics were discussed with the nutritionists and company owners, particularly the advantages of using of soybean meal and pelleted soybean hulls in their animal diets, due to the digestible amino acid content and high digestible fiber, respectively. Additionally, Mr. Campabadal presented a conference on the use of pelleted soybean hulls to members of ANFACA (Mexican Feed Mill Association).