Soy Processing
Soy Processing
The Landus soybean crush facility is taking an innovative approach to the process of extracting the oil from the soybean seed. Instead of using harsh, dangerous chemicals to draw every ounce of oil from the seed, the Landus facility crushes the bean to extract the oil. This allows for a safe, chemical-free process resulting in two environmentally-friendly** products – soybean oil and SoyPlus® soybean meal.
Landus Soybean Crush Facility
In 2025, this facility in Ralston, IA:
Crushed 28.3M soybean bushels
Produced 700k tons of meal
Produced 275M pounds of oil
Sourced from 750 family farms
Sourced beans from 450k farmer acres
The Landus Difference
Landus’ soybean crush facility in Ralston, IA. is the largest of its kind in the country. The Ralston facility mechanically crushes the seed to extract the oil instead of using harsh chemicals, creating two premium, environmentally-friendly products – soybean oil and SoyPlus® soybean meal.
This closed-loop, scalable facility impacts every touchpoint in the sustainability chain, from the soil to the end consumer.
| Practices | Landus |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Crush | |
| **Hexane Extract > | |
| Organic Certified Process | |
| Data Driven Ecosystem | |
| Sustainably Raised | |
| Environmentally-Friendly Soybean Meal | |
| Environmentally-Friendly Soybean Oil | |
| Direct Farmer Relationships | |
| Planting to Processing | |
| Soil Management | |
| Improved Water Quality | |
| Carbon Advantaged |