Ag Commodities

Soy Processing at Ag Commodities

Pennsylvania, United States

The Challenge:

AgCom, a family-owned Pennsylvania company, is “very diversified” with a flour mill, feed mill, and fertilizer plant plus grain, mill feed and protein meal trading, according to fifth- generation family member Matt Sharrer.

In the early ‘90s, the family wanted to add soybean processing. “My dad and uncle wanted to get into soybean extrusion,” Sharrer explains. “Insta-Pro had the equipment we needed, and their experience with oilseeds fit with the direction we wanted to pursue.

“We started with Insta-Pro, and we’ve been with them ever since.”

Why Insta-Pro:

Sharrer, who runs AgCom’s soybean processing, cites multiple advantages that come with Insta-Pro technology:

“It gives a good, consistent product. We started with one extruder and we now have eight. We added four of the presses Insta-Pro has to squeeze the oil out."

“They also provide a lot of technical and nutrition support. They have a real strong knowledge of their product and nutritional quality and a lot of good people and resources to give you proper direction for pursuing the extrusion process.”

The Results:

AgCom now processes 40,000 bushels of soybeans per week, putting out oil, extruded meal, and express meal. Sharrer expects the operation to grow further, depending on its customers’ needs.

“Insta-Pro is key to our operation,” he concludes. “The biggest thing I can say is the equipment provides a real consistent product that translates into good nutrition and happier customers for us.”