Venezuela: Peanut processing plant in Anzoátegui state produces 95% of the nation's peanuts

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Venezuela's productive engine remains active, sowing and reaping the future. An example of this is the "El Tigre" peanut processing plant. Our correspondent Andrea Romero visited these facilities to show us the testimony of national commitment and the capacity to transform the harvest into a high-quality product. The peanut's journey towards quality begins with a rigorous pre-cleaning that separates the pure seed from everything that the soil brought with it.  #teleSUREnglish #Venezuela #Agriculture #FoodProduction #Anzoátegui

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00:00Venezuela's productive engine remains active, showing and reaping the future.

00:05An example of this is El Tigre peanut processing plant.

00:09Our correspondent Andrea Romero visited these facilities to show us the testimony of national

00:14commitment and the capacity to transform the harvest into a high-quality product.

00:19The peanut's journey towards quality begins with a rigorous pre-cleaning that separates

00:25the pure seed from everything that the soil brought with it.

00:31The pre-cleaning process removes the product.

00:35The machines remove the stems and what they call empty peanuts.

00:40It is a peanut that looks whole, but when you open it, it doesn't have any material inside.

00:50Afterward, each piece is subjected to strict moisture control.

00:54It is a fundamental step to guarantee the flavor and preservation of the peanuts, as this

00:59can vary due to climate factors.

01:02Once the material arrives directly from the field, a moisture test is performed in the

01:09laboratory.

01:10There, we will determine if it will proceed to the second step, which should be the drying

01:16area.

01:17Depending on its moisture constant, it needs to be monitored and controlled to meet quality

01:22standards.

01:23Here, technology and the human touch converge.

01:26While machinery separates the beans, the sorters ensure that only the perfect peanuts reach

01:31the tables of Venezuelans.

01:33When the material comes from the cleaning machine, it enters here, it enters the hopper over there.

01:44It goes down towards the concaves.

01:46That's where it is scaled.

01:48It goes through the gravity table.

01:50It goes up this elevator towards the sorting hopper where the women do the work.

02:00We select the peanuts that are the ugliest, the most deteriorated, and the sorter is the one

02:06in charge of selecting the jumbo, medium and split peanuts.

02:11And we, here, here, and on the tables, select the peanuts that are dirty, the sticks and the

02:20stones.

02:21The plant has experienced exponential growth thanks to the producers.

02:29Over the past three years, we've gone from little over 250 tons to 7,000 tons last year.

02:37So it's been quite a challenge, a real undertaking, and a joint commitment with the producers in

02:42the area always putting these facilities at their service and giving them our best effort

02:46to achieve their goal, with six small and medium-sized producers and more than 300 jobs, mobilizing

02:52the economy of the eastern region of Venezuela.

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