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 2023, this facility in Ralston, IA:

Crushed 25.5M soybean bushels

Produced 630,000 tons of meal

Produced 250M pounds of oil

Sourced from 500 family farms

Sourced beans from 400,000 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