# Chevron to Restart Ralston Biodiesel Facility in Iowa, Supported by Landus Cooperative Feedstock Supply Agreement

> Chevron U.S.A. announced it will resume operations at its idled biodiesel plant in Ralston, Iowa, which has about 42 million gallons per year of capacity. The restart is supported by a commercial and operational agreement with farmer-owned Landus Cooperative, whose neighboring facility crushes over 28 million bushels of soybeans a year.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T15:07:49.043Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95646-chevron-to-restart-ralston-biodiesel-facility-in-iowa-supported-by-landus
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Restarting a sizable biodiesel plant adds soybean oil demand from the biofuel channel and supports soybean crush and meal supply in Iowa. The improved biodiesel margins signal firmer demand for soybean oil feedstock.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2021-08-19 | [Marathon Petroleum Corp., ADM Announce Feedstock Partnership to Support Renewable Diesel Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45448-marathon-petroleum-corp-adm-announce-feedstock-partnership-to-support-renewable.md) | -4.3% | -8.1% |
| SBO | 2017-05-31 | [Biodiesel Tax Credit Change Supported by Treasury Secretary \| Triangle Biofuels Industries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70873-biodiesel-tax-credit-change-supported-by-treasury-secretary-triangle-biofuels.md) | -0.1% | +2.1% |
| SBO | 2026-02-05 | [Stronger Support For Domestic Feedstocks in Biofuels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15049-stronger-support-for-domestic-feedstocks-in-biofuels.md) | +1.5% | +10.8% |
| SBO | 2026-06-23 | [Updated 45Z GREET model narrows feedstock hierarchy as supply constraints move into focus - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18894-updated-45z-greet-model-narrows-feedstock-hierarchy-as-supply-constraints-move.md) | -0.9% | +8.3% |
| SBO | 2019-03-26 | [Congress to extend biodiesel tax incentive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59976-congress-to-extend-biodiesel-tax-incentive.md) | -0.9% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2021-08-19 | [Marathon Petroleum Corp., ADM Announce Feedstock Partnership to Support Renewable Diesel Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45448-marathon-petroleum-corp-adm-announce-feedstock-partnership-to-support-renewable.md) | -0.9% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2017-05-31 | [Biodiesel Tax Credit Change Supported by Treasury Secretary \| Triangle Biofuels Industries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70873-biodiesel-tax-credit-change-supported-by-treasury-secretary-triangle-biofuels.md) | +1.2% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2026-02-05 | [Stronger Support For Domestic Feedstocks in Biofuels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15049-stronger-support-for-domestic-feedstocks-in-biofuels.md) | +2.9% | +6.5% |

## Sources

- businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261112427787/en/Chevron-to-Restart-Ralston-Biodiesel-Facility-in-Iowa-Supported-by-Landus-Cooperative-Feedstock-Supply-Agreement

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