# Chevron Restarts Iowa Biodiesel Plant as Senate Nears Permitting Vote

> Chevron says it will restart its shuttered biodiesel plant in Ralston, Iowa, backed by a feedstock agreement with farmer-owned co-op Landus, whose neighboring soybean processing facility supplies the plant. The Senate is expected to hold a full vote early next week on a permitting reform bill covering energy projects and grid costs.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T18:07:39.139Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99698-chevron-restarts-iowa-biodiesel-plant-as-senate-nears-permitting-vote
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Restarting a biodiesel plant adds demand for soybean oil and soy feedstock, a modest bullish signal for soybean oil and soybean meal supply balance. The permitting bill is a policy story with limited direct effect on grain and oilseed prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2017-08-14 | [Iowa leaders ask EPA to boost RFS biodiesel volume](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69336-iowa-leaders-ask-epa-to-boost-rfs-biodiesel-volume.md) | +0.2% | +3.8% |
| SBO | 2022-02-01 | [Senators call on EPA to set strong RFS RVOs, deny pending SREs  \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15415-senators-call-on-epa-to-set-strong-rfs-rvos-deny-pending-sres-biodiesel-magazine.md) | +1.1% | +8.8% |
| SBO | 2018-05-01 | [State Starts 20% Biodiesel Sales, Championing Both Biofuel and Soybean Growth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64922-state-starts-20-biodiesel-sales-championing-both-biofuel-and-soybean-growth.md) | +1.1% | +2.8% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2019-01-10 | [Iowa produces record amount of biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60967-iowa-produces-record-amount-of-biodiesel.md) | -2.8% | -4.2% |
| SBM | 2026-04-30 | [Record US biofuel targets to test biodiesel industry after slow year \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15030-record-us-biofuel-targets-to-test-biodiesel-industry-after-slow-year-reuters.md) | -2.3% | +1.3% |
| SBM | 2024-03-25 | [Viewpoint: Brazil biodiesel input demand, risks to rise \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31309-viewpoint-brazil-biodiesel-input-demand-risks-to-rise-latest-market-news.md) | -2.4% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- agribusinesswire.com: https://agribusinesswire.com/articles/chevron-restarts-iowa-biodiesel-plant-as-senate-nears-permitting-vote

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