2. Harvesting, storage and transport
Successful storage and handling of whole soybeans depends mainly on three factors: moisture content, temperature and storage time (figure 2 ).
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Harvest
Immediately after harvest, soybeans are usually stored locally in a grain silo or on the farm. If necessary, the beans are artificially dried to a moisture content that is safe for storage.
At 20°C and 14% humidity, storage lasts 100 days. At 16% humidity, the temperature must be lowered to achieve the same stability.
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Drying
Drying is carried out immediately after harvesting in order to stabilize the seeds microbiologically....
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The USA accounted for almost 41% of world soybean production in the crop years of the early 2000s. Average annual production was 74 million tonnes between 2000 and 2003 (table 1 ). The 2001-2002 harvest reached a record 78.7 million tonnes (table
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