Growing capacity to process vegetable oil in the country

The installed capacity of industry processing vegetable oil in Brazil in 2014 registered a slight increase of 1.4% from 2013, according to a recent survey conducted by the Brazilian Association of vegetable oils (Abiove). Last year, the processing capacity of industries was 180,384 tons per day, against an average of 177,980 tons/day for the previous year. Total processing potential, 167,784 tons/day refer to the active capacity and 18,600 tons/day were reported as temporarily stops.
The Paraná presented in 2014 the second largest installed capacity of the processing industry with 35,745 tonnes per day, which represents 20% of the national total. The State only lost to Mato Grosso, whose potential accounted for last year was $ 40,410 tons daily. In 2013, the production potential of industries of Paraná remained stable.
Daniel Furlan Amaral, from Abiove economy Manager, says that even with positive result, growth was below in relation to the potential for production of raw materials. He explains that the soybean production, oilseed crop which accounts for 90% of the raw material in the production of vegetable oils, reached 86.3 million tons, compared to 81.6 million tonnes produced in 2013.
Abiove Manager explains that with this increase in soybean production, processing capacity could have been much better. It just didn't happen, he says, because the Brazilian industries of vegetable oil production are discouraged. Amaral points out that the high tax burden on the sector draws its competitiveness. The high taxes, complete him, affect mainly exports.
"There's an infrastructure abroad a lot better than ours. Besides, the tax burden in other major producing countries is less compared to that of Brazil. So our installed capacity doesn't grow much. In fact, we have a high rate of idleness of our industries, "stresses the Manager. The Social integration program (PIS), the contribution to Social security financing (Ends) and the contribution to the Rural Worker Assistance Fund (all citizens) are the taxes that weigh more for vegetable oil industries. This last tribute, exemplifies Amaral, has a rate of 2.3% of the total raw materials acquired by industry.
For this year, the Manager of Economics Abiove estimates that the ability of processing vegetable oil industries should increase due to the increase of 2% in biodiesel mixture in mineral diesel, which now has 7% of biodiesel in its composition. In addition, he estimated that exports and domestic consumption should increase this year.
Ripple effect the higher consumption of soy and its derivatives, the better it will be for the industry. Amaral explains that each ton of soybeans produces an average of 780 pounds of bran and 190 pounds-or liters-oil. With the gradual increase in world consumption of bran, used mainly in the feeding of cattle, pigs and poultry, the better it will be for the vegetable oil industry, which will have a greater quantity of product available.
Amaral points out that the growing economy in Asia has increased both the demand for bran, as by oil. According to him, the Asians have changed a little to their diet, consuming more animal protein. This ensures the Abiove specialist, has expanded the consumption of both products.
Raw material derived from soybean oil is the second most produced in the world, second only to the Palm that has a concentration of superior oil compared to soybeans. Each hectare of grain produces an average of 570 kilos of oil, while in a hectare of Palm are extracted 4,500 litres of oil. Palm production focuses on countries located close to the line of Ecuador, whose conditions of climate and soil are propitious for growing oleaginous. Indonesia and Malaysia holds 90% of the world production of oil. Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador produces 10% remaining.