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Next an electric -eye sorter gets rid of
beans that aren't the right colour. As
10,000 beans per second flood
through the machine. the electric eye
can spot any that aren't the right
colour and activate a jet of air that
knocks it out of the stream and into a
bin. This sorter is unique in the
industry.
Ftnally the beans go through a
Harada Precision Roller Sorter
which separates out split,
crushed or chipped beans. The round
beans roll off the belts while the
misshapen beans are carried away.
This state-of-the-art machine was
recommended by Japanese buyers
and is the "Cadillac" of systems..
Huzevka said.
He also explained the work done
with Harrow Research Station to
determine the traits, such as water
absorption rates, of the various
varieties that Hensall Co-op's
growers plant. Harrow tests each
bean variety for it's qualities for food
production and compiles a complete
list of specifications which is
provided to Japanese buyers. Each
processor is looking for a bean with
th best qualities for the product
they're creating, whether tofu, tepeh
"The bottom line
is we want
customer loyalty"
or miso, he said.
But while Huzevka will be selling
Japanese buyers on what the Co-op
and Ontario growers can do for them,
he also wants to remind them of the
other reality.
"The bottom line is we want
customer loyalty," he said. The
buyers will be reminded that "for
Ontario producers to be part of this
system what they produce must have
extra value." The few extra dollars it
takes to pay for experienced growers
and the infrastructure to guarantee
identity preservation is worth it.
While Huzevka spoke mostly on
IP for soybean varieties, he assured
producers that similar value-added
varieties are on the way for corn
producers as well. Ontario's
experience in producing and handling
IP products will give it a competitive
advantage, he said.0