Ontario soy farmers preparing to supply newly opened Great Lakes Biodiesel

In Ontario, Great Lakes Biodiesel has begun production in Welland. This facility will be Canada’s largest biodiesel plant producing 170 million liters of biodiesel annually. The feedstock for this facility will be sourced primarily from processors who currently crush soybeans grown in the province of Ontario.

Grain Farmers of Ontario and Soy 20/20 have worked together to complete extensive research to encourage the Ontario Government that a made in Ontario biodiesel mandate is good for the provincial economy and good for the environment. Nationally, Canada has a 2% biodiesel mandate, and with the expansion of production in Ontario, Grain Farmers of Ontario hopes to see the implementation of a 2% provincial biodiesel mandate.