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Ring Dies for Africa’s Rising Poultry Sector: A Ghana Feed Mill Story
Executive Summary Ghana consumes roughly 324,000 metric tons of poultry meat every year but produces only about 15,000 metric tons domestically — a self-sufficiency ratio below 5 percent, according to the country’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture [1]. Most of the gap is filled by impor...Read more -
How Hongyang SZLH420 Ring Die Pellet Mill Helped a Brazilian Broiler Feed Mill Achieve 96.5% PDI and Stable 8 t/h Output on Corn–Soybean Diets
Executive Summary Granja Horizonte Nutricao Animal Ltda., a medium-scale commercial feed mill in Cascavel, western Parana state, Brazil, supplies pelleted broiler feed to approximately 210 contract growers within a 120 km radius. In early 2025 the company replaced an aging 7 t/h pelleting l...Read more -
How Hongyang SZLH420 Ring Die Pellet Mill Helped a Honduras Layer Farm Achieve 89% PDI and 0.07 FCR Improvement on Corn-Soybean Diets
Executive Summary Procesadora AvÃcola Comayagua S. de R.L. (PACSA), a 120,000-bird commercial layer operation in Comayagua, Honduras, had been running two European-brand pellet mills for five years. By early 2025, ring die service life had shortened to approximately 450 hours, pellet durability ...Read more -
How a Vietnamese Feed Mill Boosted Swine Feed PDI from 82% to 94% with Hongyang SZLH420 Ring Die Pellet Mill
Executive Summary A mid-size commercial feed mill in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam 鈥?serving approximately 120 pig farms across the Mekong Delta region 鈥?faced persistent quality issues in its swine feed pelleting line. The existing flat-die pelletizer produced pellets with a Pellet Durability ...Read more -
Poland Broiler Feed Mill Achieves 96.5% PDI with Hongyang SZLH420 Ring Die Pellet Mill – Wheat-Based Pelleting Case Study
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Precision Pelleting for Philippine Gamefowl: How Ring Die Engineering Optimizes Conditioning Feed Quality at Batangas Breeding Farm
The Philippine gamefowl industry â locally known as sabong â represents a â±50 billion ($900 million) economic sector, making the country the global center for gamefowl breeding and cockfighting events, according to a 2017 study by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (Gulf News, 202...Read more -
How Pellet Size Uniformity Impacts Tilapia FCR: A Guatemala Case Study with Hongyang Ring Die Pellet Mill & Classifier
Executive Summary A medium-scale tilapia farm and feed producer in Guatemala’s Alta Verapaz region achieved a measurable improvement in feed conversion ratio (FCR) — from 1.68 to 1.42 over three production cycles — after replacing outdated pelleting equipment with a Hongyang SZLH420 ring...Read more -
How a Turkish Broiler Feed Integrator Achieved Year-Round Pellet Durability with Hongyang Counterflow Cooling Technology
Executive Summary Pellet cooling is the most underappreciated determinant of finished feed quality. While pellet mill specifications dominate procurement discussions, the cooler ultimately decides whether pellets reach the farm intact or as dust. A broiler feed integrator in Turkey’s C...Read more -
Philippines Tilapia Feed Mill Cuts Pellet Fines by Half with Hongyang Ring Die Pellet Mill
Executive Summary The Philippines produced 309,195 metric tons of farmed tilapia in 2024, making it one of the world’s largest tilapia aquaculture producers. With feed costs representing approximately 70% of total aquaculture production expenses (IMARC Group, 2025), Philippine feed mil...Read more -
Bolivia Broiler Feed Mill Achieves Pellet Consistency Through SFSP Hammer Mill Optimization – A Hongyang Case Study
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Kuwait Poultry Feed Mill Achieves Consistent Pellet Quality with Hongyang SZLH420 Ring Die Pellet Mill Line
Executive Summary Parameter | Before Upgrade | After Hongyang SZLH420 Line Nominal throughput (broiler feed, 3.5 mm die) | 6–8 t/h | 10–12 t/h Pellet Durability Index (PDI) | 88–90% | 96–98% Fines return rate | 8–12% | Below 3% Unplanned downtime (monthly) | 12–18 hours | Under 4 hours Specific e...Read more -
Panama Aquafeed Producer Achieves 3.5 t/h Stable Output with Hongyang SZLH420 Ring Die Pellet Mill
A medium-scale aquafeed manufacturer in Coclé Province, Panama, serving both inland tilapia farms and coastal shrimp operations, faced persistent production instability with its aging pellet mill. Inconsistent throughput, excessive fines, and poor pellet water stability were eroding customer co...Read more
