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Sep 21, 2017
WISHH’s Hershey and Neiderman and Intergrow Managing Director Gideon Amoagye inspect some local soybeans cleaned with the adjacent destoner. Local soybeans often have a high FM content, including peasized gravel, which poses serious processing challenges.
The American Soybean Association’s (ASA) World Initiative for Soy in Human Health’s (WISHH) Executive Director Jim Hershey was in Ghana this week, working with WISHH Regional Director for Africa Josh Neiderman on developing new customers for U.S. soybeans. Ghana is running low on soy protein and local processors are seeking alternative supplies since stocks of locally produced soybeans ran out in June of this year.
As much as 200,000 bushels are required to meet the summer demand every year, and that number has been increasing in recent years. While the marketing window might have closed for this year, (harvest of local beans is next month) WISHH is working with potential buyers to develop their buyers’ plans to identify U.S. suppliers over the winter months that can supply Ghana’s protein gap next summer.
