{"id":17728,"date":"2020-05-24T15:38:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-24T13:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mecmargroup.com\/news\/increase_your_company_s_profits_by_prevent_post_harvest_cereal_losses-33"},"modified":"2024-10-31T16:58:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T15:58:52","slug":"increase_your_company_s_profits_by_prevent_post_harvest_cereal_losses-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mecmargroup.com\/en\/news\/increase_your_company_s_profits_by_prevent_post_harvest_cereal_losses-33","title":{"rendered":"Increase your company’s profits by prevent post-harvest cereal losses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year, 1\/3 of cereals<\/strong> produced globally is lost before reaching the consumer, for a total of about 600 million tons of loss<\/strong>. One of the main causes is the presence of aflatoxins<\/strong> \u2013 harmful and carcinogenic elements \u2013 that expose everyday millions of people to health damage and economic loss. The reason why these toxins occur is humidity<\/strong>, which leads to the degradation of crops; the solution is drying through mobile grain dryers.<\/p>\n

Advantages of grain drying<\/strong><\/i><\/h3>\n

Drying has been a technique known for thousands of years, but its mechanization through grain dryers is the turning point that can bring a decisive added value<\/strong> in terms of health, economy and social well-being.
\nThe grain dryers<\/strong><\/a> are specifically designed to remove moisture from any type of cereal (corn, rice, barley, soybean, \u2026). These machines operate an effective and rapid treatment<\/strong>, without damaging the beans. Mobile grain dryers represent the optimal solution for any farm or farmer.
\nTheir use allows to eliminate several risks<\/strong>, like the presence of aflatoxins. Aflatoxins are among the most carcinogenic<\/strong> existing substances: they can cause serious damage to health<\/strong>, such as hepatocellular carcinoma, both in humans and in animals. These mycotoxins represent a danger not only for the liver, but also for the kidneys, lungs, urinary tract and digestive system.
\nThe use of mobile grain dryers allows to eliminate humidity<\/strong> and therefore the presence of aflatoxins, but there are many other advantages of grain drying<\/strong><\/a>. Traditional methods of sun drying implicate a long time, unpredictability due to variable atmospheric conditions, as well as risks of attack by birds or rodents and risks of theft of the cereal.
\nCompared to traditional methods, a mobile grain dryer allows to reduce the drying times<\/strong>: to complete the treatment this solution takes only a few hours. Mecmar <\/strong>mobile grain dryers<\/strong><\/a> are delivered pre-assembled, they are easy to use and robust <\/strong>(many dryers, mounted in the \u201980, are still perfectly functioning); they are transportable<\/strong>, for quick repositioning from one place to another.
\nThanks to Mecmar mobile grain dryers, the cereal is treated homogeneously<\/strong>, so that it can be preserved and stored even in the long term: this entails a significant improvement in the post-harvest phase <\/strong>as well as a reduction in losses and waste<\/strong>, normally caused by the deterioration of the product due to the excess of moisture in the beans.
\nThe range of mobile dryers Mecmar include small and big dryers<\/strong>, to satisfy several different needs. Mecmar mobile dryers can adapt both to smallholder farmers and drying centres. A few examples of use:<\/p>\n