3. Preparation
Preparation is the first stage in soybean crushing (figure 3 ). It is essential for the production of quality soybean oil and meal.
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Cleaning
A wide range of machines are available for cleaning soybeans. Particularly noteworthy are machines that work with air circulation, which reduces the amount of used air and the strain on the environment.
De-stoners are designed for continuous separation of stones from a soybean flow. Safe and simple separation is based on the difference between the sedimentation speeds of seeds and heavy impurities, such as stones, metals, glass, etc.
High-flow sieve drums are used to remove other impurities.
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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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