CASSAVA CHIPS

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Cassava Chips are non fermented cylindrically shaped products of about 3-5mm in diameter obtained from freshly harvested Cassava roots. They are now gaining prominence in Nigeria and all over the world as viable ingredient for compounding animal feeds for pigs, dairy cattle, poultry, fish etc.
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They are accepted because cassava is just like feed grains which consist almost entirely of starch and easy to digest. Many feeding experiments have shown that cassava provides good quality carbohydrates which may be substituted for maize or barley. It can not be used as sole feed stuff because of its deficiency in protein and vitamins; it must therefore be supplemented by other feeds that are rich in these elements. Cassava chips are also widely used for the production of ethanol which is gaining much currency as bio-fuel because of its safer and more ecological friendly qualities.

The Demand for Chips

Local feed producers are now placing orders for chips at an unprecedented rate because they have suddenly realized it’s efficacy in compounding feeds. About three ethanol plants are coming up soon in the country and that will further increase the demand for chips. China imports enormous quantities of chips and starch and they look up to Nigeria as the world largest producer of Cassava for their supplies.

The EU Animal Feeds Industry is the biggest consumer and importer of the product because of their large animal husbandry industry. They imported about 6.9million tones of Cassava products in 2000. The composition of feed compound varies according to the animal (cattle, pig, poultry) as well as to the kind of production (dairy, meat, or egg). The maximum content of Cassava products in compound feedstuff is officially set in many countries.

For instance, in Germany feedstuff for pigs must contain between 10-40percent Cassava while that of cattle is 20-25 and poultry 10-25percent.

The major Cassava importing countries are: EU countries, China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, and United States. Other countries that also import very significant quantities are: Netherlands, Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg. American companies are now making very spirited enquiries for Nigerian chips and starch for their ethanol projects. We have received several enquires in our websites and are now selecting credible companies to introduce to them. If you think your company is credible, you can contact us. Americans are seriously considering minimizing the usage of corn for ethanol production because of food security implications.

PRICE

$102.28/KG OR $46.49/IB

For more information:

mobile: +2348039721941

contact person: emeaba uche

e-mail: emeabau@yahoo.com

website: www.franchiseminerals.com