ADM expands North American oilseed crush capacity to support biofuel growth
The expansion targets four existing US facilities rather than new-build projects, reflecting ADM‘s strategy of upgrading established infrastructure to meet rising biofuel-driven demand.
USA – Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) has announced a comprehensive capital investment program aimed at expanding its North American oilseed crushing capacity by approximately 700,000 metric tons annually.
The strategic expansion responds to sustained domestic and global demand for vegetable oils and renewable fuel feedstocks, which continue to be boosted by supportive federal biofuel policies and long-term renewable energy mandates.
Rather than constructing new greenfield processing sites, ADM is focusing its initial phase of investments on debottlenecking, equipment modernization, and storage expansion across four established US facilities.
The upgrades will take place in Frankfort, Indiana; Deerfield, Missouri; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Spiritwood, North Dakota.
The Spiritwood plant is operated via Green Bison Soy Processing, ADM’s joint venture with Marathon Petroleum Corporation. Project timelines indicate that completions will roll out between mid-2028 and early 2029.
The individual facility enhancements are tailored to address localized operational constraints. In Frankfort, work will center on storage optimization and machinery modernizations, targeted for completion in late 2028.
The Deerfield plant will unlock throughput across its conveying, flaking, extraction, and utility systems, with completion anticipated between late 2028 and early 2029.
In Lincoln, improvements will expand meal storage capacity and eliminate process bottlenecks by late 2028.
Meanwhile, the Spiritwood facility will focus on operational optimization and targeted equipment retrofits scheduled for completion by mid-2028.
According to ADM leadership, the cumulative capacity increase represents more than 25 million bushels of additional annual demand for American agricultural producers.
Gary McGuigan, President of ADM’s North America Ag Services and Oilseeds business, noted that building on existing operational footprints allows the company to invest capital prudently while preserving supply chain agility.
The company confirmed that it is actively evaluating additional debottlenecking and capacity expansion projects across other oilseed processing assets in its broader North American network.
The projects follow other recent investments to strengthen ADM’s US footprint, including upgrades at its Clinton, Iowa, corn facility and an elevator in Optima, Oklahoma.
McGuigan added that the investments are intended to connect more American farmers to growing domestic and global markets while strengthening the infrastructure underpinning US agriculture.
The expansion comes as US crushers race to keep pace with soybean oil demand for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel production, spurred by federal biofuels policy support.
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