Soy Products

Our soy products are sourced from the world's top growing regions and meet the highest food safety qualifications.

Around the world, there is a surging demand for soy—the “king of beans.” Soy is a globally traded commodity produced in both temperate and tropical regions and serves as a key source of protein and vegetable oils. Since the 1950s, global soybean production has increased 15 times over. The United States, Brazil, and Argentina together produce about 80% of the world’s soy. China imports the most soy and is expected to significantly increase its import of the commodity.

Soy is pervasive in our lives. Not only are soybeans made into food products like tofu, soy sauce, and meat substitutes, but we also eat them in the form of soybean oil and soybean meal. Soybean meal is widely used as animal feed, so we humans consume much of it indirectly via our meat and dairy. Soybeans also reach our tables as oil—which represents around 27% of worldwide vegetable oil production. While its most common oil-based form is table oil, soy is increasingly used for biodiesel production.

Few of us are aware of how much soy we eat – because we tend to consume it indirectly. We may not eat large quantities of soy directly, but the animals we eat, or from which we consume eggs or milk, do. In fact, almost 80% of the world’s soybean crop is fed to livestock, especially for beef, chicken, egg and dairy production (milk, cheeses, butter, yogurt, etc). Soy oil is used for cooking and can also be found in margarine, chocolate, ice cream or baked goods, as well as in cosmetics or soaps. Soy production has more than doubled over the last two decades.

Brazil

In Brazil, soybeans are grown in the fertile Midwest region. Brazilian soybean production has increased by more than 3,000% between 1970 and 2005. Soybeans are one of Brazil’s largest agricultural products by volume today with China’s appetite for direct trade with Brazil growing larger each year. Historically, Brazil’s poor infrastructure has created hurdles to its competitiveness in global soybean exports. This is changing as China has invested substantial amounts in new rail and port projects across Brazil. Further, Brazil’s main growing regions are in the fertile Amazon which produces a soybean with a higher protein content than their North American competition. Today, Brazil is positioned to become one of the foremost global soy exporters with China’s increased investment, Brazil’s superior soybean products, and better prices as a result of the current trade war between the USA and China.

Popular Varieties: GMO & Non-GMO soybeans and soybean meal for both human and animal consumption.
Packing: Soy products are typically packed in 20′ FCLs or vessels of 12,500 MT – 50,000 MT and up to 300,000 MT / Month on a 12 month contract basis.

USA

In the United States, Soybeans were first introduced to the USA from China by a sailor of the East India Company in 1765. Since that time, soybeans have become the second largest produced agricultural product in the US to corn, although it is America’s largest cash crop by dollar value. 31 states in the US produce soybeans with the top producers being Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota. Due to the deep rich soils and relatively cool summer nights, the midwest is ideal for growing soy. Soybeans are primarily used for animal feed and food products like soy sauce and tofu.

Main Brazilian Soybean Types / Specification

Soybeans are a high protein plant food that people can prepare and eat in a variety of ways. They belong to the pea family. Soybeans come in many colors, including:

Green soybeans: Young green soybeans are also called edamame. People can steam them and eat them out of the pod as an appetizer. Shelled edamame is also available in salads, stir-fries, and soups.

Yellow soybeans: Producers typically use yellow soybeans to make soy milk, tofu, tempeh, and tamari. They also play a role in the production of soy flour for baking.

Black soybeans: Several Asian food cultures use simmered or fermented black soybeans in traditional dishes. Soy milk and cheese are also options for those looking to replace dairy in the diet.

Soybeans also provide soy oil, which people can use for cooking or as an ingredient. After removing the oil from soybeans, people can use the remaining material to make food for farm animals and pets. Some manufacturers make protein powder and isoflavone supplements from soy. Isoflavones are plant compounds that have a similar structure to estrogen.

In general, there are three types of soy: GM, conventional and organic. The first, in its production, offers several types of transgenic soybeans, which are currently being developed. The best known and commercially grown a plant that is received by means of biotechnology techniques, a gene from another organism able to make it tolerant to the use of a type herbicide glyphosate.

Popular Varieties: GMO & Non-GMO soybeans and soybean meal for both human and animal consumption.
Packing: Soy products are typically packed in 20′ FCLs or vessels of 12,500 MT – 50,000 MT and up to 300,000 MT / Month on a 12 month contract basis.