# Ag Processing Inc

> Ag Processing Inc, usually called AGP, is a farmer-owned agribusiness cooperative that buys Midwestern soybeans, crushes them into meal and oil, refines part of that oil for food and industrial uses, converts some into biodiesel, and moves the resulting products by truck, rail, barge, container and ship. Its integrated plants, refineries, fuel facilities, elevators and West Coast export terminal give more than 150 member cooperatives representing roughly 200,000 farmers a direct stake in processing margins and global demand.

- **Founded:** 1983
- **Headquarters:** Omaha, United States
- **Founders:** Land O'Lakes (Founding organization; contributed soybean processing assets), Boone Valley Cooperative Processing Association (Founding organization; contributed soybean processing assets), Farmland Industries (Founding organization; contributed soybean processing assets)
- **Team size:** Approximately 1,100 employees across more than 20 U.S. locations
- **Products:** Soybean meal, Soybean oil, Refined soybean oil, Soy hulls, AminoPlus
- **Notable:** Grew into the fourth-largest soybean processor in the United States by capacity and the largest soybean processor west of the Mississippi River., Built a network of 11 soybean processing plants, five soybean oil refineries and three biodiesel facilities., Represents more than 150 agricultural cooperatives and approximately 200,000 farmers.

## Products & services

- **Soybean meal** — High-protein feed ingredient for swine, poultry, dairy and beef cattle, and aquaculture, sold in North America and export markets.
- **Soybean oil** — Crude and degummed oil for refining, food manufacturing, industrial applications and biofuel feedstock.
- **Refined soybean oil** — Oil for salad oil packaging and manufacturers of margarine, mayonnaise, shortening, cooking oil, snacks and other foods.
- **Soy hulls** — A digestible fiber co-product marketed as livestock feed, often in pellet form.
- **AminoPlus** — A branded soy bypass protein designed for dairy cow rations.
- **Soy biodiesel** — BQ-9000-accredited soy methyl ester fuel produced for blending with petroleum diesel.
- **Bio-based solvents and adjuvants** — Soy methyl ester inputs used in cleaners, lubricants, cosmetics and agricultural spray formulations.
- **Crude glycerin** — A biodiesel co-product sold into health care, personal care, polyol, food and sweetener applications.
- **Grain merchandising** — Regional, national and global trading of soybeans, corn, wheat and processed commodities.
- **Transportation and export logistics** — Centralized rail, truck, barge, container and bulk-vessel coordination, including a deep-water export platform at Grays Harbor.

## Achievements

- Grew into the fourth-largest soybean processor in the United States by capacity and the largest soybean processor west of the Mississippi River.
- Built a network of 11 soybean processing plants, five soybean oil refineries and three biodiesel facilities.
- Represents more than 150 agricultural cooperatives and approximately 200,000 farmers.
- Processes the soybean output equivalent of more than 20,000 acres each day.
- Opened the David City plant in 2025 with capacity exceeding 50 million bushels annually.
- Loaded the first U.S. unit-train shipment of soybean oil from David City in July 2026.
- Operates the largest soymeal export facility on the West Coast at the Port of Grays Harbor.
- Recorded its third-highest earnings in fiscal 2024.
- Maintains BQ-9000 accreditation for biodiesel production quality systems.
- Ranked fifth among U.S. agricultural cooperatives by 2023 gross business revenue in USDA statistics.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — AGP loaded and shipped what it described as the first U.S. unit train of soybean oil from David City.
- **2026-03** — AGP said the Grays Harbor Terminal 4 project was progressing toward a summer opening and would support a soymeal export facility designed to double capacity.
- **2026-02** — CoBank disclosed a recently closed $500 million revolving line of credit for AGP's ongoing business needs.
- **2025-08** — The David City soybean processing and degumming facility began commercial operations as AGP's 11th crush plant.
- **2025-07** — AGP held the grand opening for David City, designed for more than 50 million bushels of annual soybean processing.
- **2025-01** — AGP reported fiscal 2024 as its third-highest earnings year to date while advancing projects in Nebraska and Washington.

## Links

- Website: https://www.agp.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ag-processing-inc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/agpacooperative

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