# Chevron to Restart Plant With Capacity of Nearly 42 Million Gallons

> Chevron will restart its idled biodiesel plant in Ralston, Iowa, which has capacity of nearly 42 million gallons a year. The restart is backed by a feedstock supply agreement with Landus Cooperative, which processes more than 28 million bushels of soybeans a year. The reopening will happen in stages, beginning with hiring and maintenance.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T06:08:54.853Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100758-chevron-to-restart-plant-with-capacity-of-nearly-42-million-gallons
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Restarting the plant adds soybean oil demand from a major biodiesel buyer, which supports soybean oil prices and crush margins for soybean meal. The effect is limited by the staged restart and the fact that the plant had been idled since 2024 on weak margins.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-08-27 | [Biofuel Plants Near Capacity As Feedstock Demand Grows - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15001-biofuel-plants-near-capacity-as-feedstock-demand-grows-rfd.md) | +8.0% | +1.3% |
| SBO | 2026-04-02 | [CPO rally to lift earnings of upstream planters  \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9477-cpo-rally-to-lift-earnings-of-upstream-planters-the-star.md) | +1.8% | +7.0% |
| SBO | 2023-02-24 | [Renewable diesel facilities will need a billion bushels of soybeans to meet needs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15336-renewable-diesel-facilities-will-need-a-billion-bushels-of-soybeans-to-meet.md) | -1.4% | -9.6% |
| SBO | 2020-06-24 | [Refiners start to add renewable diesel capacity, seen as cost-cutting move](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52478-refiners-start-to-add-renewable-diesel-capacity-seen-as-cost-cutting-move.md) | -0.7% | +6.2% |
| SBO | 2020-02-10 | [Regulations to drive up U.S renewable diesel capacity through 2025 - ADI Analytics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54469-regulations-to-drive-up-u-s-renewable-diesel-capacity-through-2025-adi-analytics.md) | -1.3% | -11.8% |
| SOY | 2026-08-27 | [Biofuel Plants Near Capacity As Feedstock Demand Grows - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15001-biofuel-plants-near-capacity-as-feedstock-demand-grows-rfd.md) | +3.8% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2023-02-24 | [Renewable diesel facilities will need a billion bushels of soybeans to meet needs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15336-renewable-diesel-facilities-will-need-a-billion-bushels-of-soybeans-to-meet.md) | -0.9% | -7.5% |
| SOY | 2024-03-25 | [US biofuel support clears way for new crush capacity \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31292-us-biofuel-support-clears-way-for-new-crush-capacity-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- argenfields.com: https://www.argenfields.com/en/noticias/chevron-to-restart-plant-with-capacity-of-nearly-42-million-gallons-per-d0a67b

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