NOPA Applauds CHS Wisconsin Soy Crush Facility
WASHINGTON, September 14, 2026 —Today, NOPA member CHS Inc., the nation’s largest farmer-owned cooperative, announced plans to begin construction on a new soy crush facility in Evansville, Wisconsin, marking a significant boost for U.S. oilseed processing capacity.
The $700-million investment is the first large-scale soybean crush plant in Wisconsin and one of the first new plants to break ground in the United States in recent years. With capacity to process 80 million bushels of soybeans each year, the facility would create a major new source of local demand for Wisconsin farmers and keep more of the value from their crop in the region.
The facility is expected to produce roughly 1 billion pounds of soybean oil and 2 million tons of soybean meal each year, supplying growing domestic markets for food, animal feed, and biofuel feedstocks. By creating more demand for soybeans where they are grown, investments like this can strengthen local markets for farmers while expanding America’s capacity to process its own agricultural products.
“This investment is exactly what the Trump EPA’s historic RVOs were designed to deliver,” said NOPA President and CEO Devin Mogler. “Our industry has expanded at a remarkable pace, and we are on a path toward processing two out of every three rows of soybeans grown in the U.S. Strong biofuels policies support that growth by creating the signals needed to invest in American processing, add value in rural communities, strengthen markets for farmers, and reduce our dependence on China.”
“This investment will strengthen demand for U.S. soybeans by expanding domestic processing capacity,” said Jason Marthaler, CHS Inc. Vice President for the oilseed product line and a NOPA board member. “The Evansville facility will create new market opportunities for soybean growers, increase supplies of soybean meal and oil for food, feed and energy markets, and help capture more value from every bushel here in the United States.”
The facility is expected to source a significant portion of its soybeans from Wisconsin farmers, giving growers another major local buyer for their crop and creating new market opportunities across the region. It is also expected to support approximately 80 full-time jobs in the Evansville community, along with hundreds of construction and skilled trade positions. Some skilled trade jobs are expected to continue beyond construction to support maintenance and facility operations.
“For farmers, this is about more than a new processing plant; it is a new market for their soybeans,” Mogler added. “Instead of sending more of our whole soybeans overseas, we can process them here at home, support rural jobs, produce meal for American livestock producers, and provide soybean oil to a growing domestic biofuels market. That is how we add more value to every bushel and keep more of that value in rural America.”
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About NOPA:
Organized in 1930, the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) represents the U.S. soybean, canola, flaxseed, safflower seed, and sunflower seed-crushing industries. NOPA’s membership is engaged in the processing of oilseeds for meal and oil that are utilized in the manufacturing of food, feed, renewable fuels, and industrial products. NOPA’s 20 member companies operate 73 softseed and soybean solvent extraction plants across 20 states, crushing over 99% of all soybeans processed in the United States, the equivalent to more than 2 billion bushels annually. More information at www.NOPA.org.
About CHS Inc.:
CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) creates connections to empower agriculture. As a leading global agribusiness and the largest farmer-owned cooperative in the United States, CHS serves customers in 65 countries. We provide critical crop inputs, market access and risk management services that help farmers feed the world. Our diversified agronomy, grains, foods and energy businesses recorded revenues of $35.5 billion in fiscal year 2025. CHS is committed to reducing our impact on the planet, finding and developing new solutions in agriculture and energy, and investing in ways to build a better future for our owners, customers, employees and communities.
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