# Ralston Biodiesel Plant is Planning on Reopening

> Chevron's Ralston, Iowa biodiesel plant, operated by Landus Cooperative, is planned to reopen. The Iowa Soybean Association says the plant would create demand for more than 28 million bushels of soybeans a year and produce bypass protein meal.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:08:32.375Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96595-ralston-biodiesel-plant-is-planning-on-reopening
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Restarting a plant that uses about 28 million bushels a year adds soybean crush and soybean oil demand for biomass-based diesel. That supports soybean and soybean oil prices in the US.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2023-05-04 | [Is the biodiesel industry on the ropes?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15312-is-the-biodiesel-industry-on-the-ropes.md) | +0.4% | -8.7% |
| SBO | 2020-03-19 | [Why biodiesel is important to Iowa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54001-why-biodiesel-is-important-to-iowa.md) | +6.4% | +5.0% |
| SBO | 2019-01-10 | [Iowa produces record amount of biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60967-iowa-produces-record-amount-of-biodiesel.md) | -0.3% | +8.8% |
| SBO | 2024-11-07 | [Indonesia's palm oil fund urges govt to rethink biodiesel funding plan \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15603-indonesia-s-palm-oil-fund-urges-govt-to-rethink-biodiesel-funding-plan-reuters.md) | +0.7% | -8.8% |
| SBO | 2017-01-06 | [Iowa biodiesel production smashes record in 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72883-iowa-biodiesel-production-smashes-record-in-2016.md) | +2.4% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2023-05-04 | [Is the biodiesel industry on the ropes?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15312-is-the-biodiesel-industry-on-the-ropes.md) | -0.8% | -8.2% |
| SOY | 2019-01-10 | [Iowa produces record amount of biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60967-iowa-produces-record-amount-of-biodiesel.md) | -1.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2018-11-09 | [Brazil biodiesel group seeks 10-pct retention on soy export earnings - Ubrabio](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62127-brazil-biodiesel-group-seeks-10-pct-retention-on-soy-export-earnings-ubrabio.md) | +2.4% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- iasoybeans.com: https://www.iasoybeans.com/newsroom/press-release/ralston-restart-signals-support-and-opportunity-for-biodiesel-and-iowa-soybean-farmers

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