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Aug 04, 2016
The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA/WISHH) recently purchased soybeans for shipment to Ethiopia and soybean meal to Burkina Faso, thanks to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Quality Samples Program (QSP) and support from U.S. Soy Qualified State Soybean Boards (QSSB).
The shipments, from Illinois and Michigan suppliers, will go in 20 foot containers and provide enough soy for the receiving company to perform industrial scale production runs and test the local markets for product performance and acceptability.
WISHH will provide technical assistance to the recipients and promote commercial purchases.
“Containerized commodity shipments are ideally suited for Africa,” said Josh Neiderman, WISHH regional director, Africa, “Many countries there have strong demand for soy, but the importers are often too undercapitalized to buy large volumes.”
