How to dry corn and sunflower seeds was explained at the Lidea seed factory in Cherkasy region.

Elevatorist.com as part of the Elevators-2025 Agro-Expedition with the participation of partners Sojam, Crédit Agricole Bank, KMZ Industries, visited the seed factory LLC "Cherlis" in Cherkasy region, which is part of the French company Lidea. This is stated in the material Seed factory — not an elevator. What does the Lidea factory do with the grain that becomes seed? The factory works with various crops: wheat, corn, rapeseed, sunflower. The most nuances are with corn. It is brought in cobs, so first they need to be stripped off in special machines, including American A&K Husker. The factory says that the optimal humidity for harvesting corn for seed from the field is between 26% and 38%. Harvesting at a humidity below 24% can lead to the seeds falling off the cob, which results in losses. Sunflowers are also harvested wet — up to 15%, while rapeseed is taken to the factory on a dry basis. The factory has a standard shaft grain dryer, where the humidity of the sunflower is ...