US agribusiness cooperative Ag Processing Inc (AGP) has loaded and shipped the first ever US unit train of soyabean oil from its newest soyabean processing and degumming facility in David City, Nebraska.
As a leading US soyabean processors and biodiesel producers, AGP said it was investing in infrastructure to supply renewable diesel and biodiesel markets, against a backdrop of an expanding renewable fuels industry following the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s finalisation of Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) biomass-based diesel volumes.
“By improving how we move soyabean oil, we’re strengthening the supply chain for renewable fuels while creating additional value for our cooperative owners and their farmer members,” said Courtney Lawrenson, senior vice president of oils & energy for AGP.
The David City facility, which started commercial operations in 2025, could load unit trains of soyabean meal and oil, the company said on 10 July.
Nebraska-headquartered AGP is owned by local and regional cooperatives representing farmer-producers across the USA.
According to AGP’s website, its primary activities include soyabean processing/refining and the production and marketing of soyabean meal, refined soyabean oil and biodiesel. It also produces and markets AminoPlus, a soya bypass protein product for the dairy industry.
The cooperative operates 11 soyabean processing plants in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota, five soyabean oil refineries and three biodiesel production facilities.
