Continental Refining Company now purchasing soybeans in Central Kentucky

In Kentucky, Continental Refining Company (CRC) is now purchasing soybeans from farmers in Central Kentucky. CRC’s soybean processing facility is fully operational and has the ability to process 330 tons of soybeans into 250 tons of high-protein soybean meal daily, with the potential to expand production to over 500 tons per day. Soybean hulls, a valuable feed ingredient for livestock and poultry, are also extracted from the outer layer of soybeans during the crushing process.

The expansion of the soybean meal and hulls product line enables the plant to process almost four million bushels of soybeans per year (84,000 tons) into vegetable oil and soybean meal and hulls for livestock and poultry feed. Additionally, the company’s biodiesel refining division is expected to generate up to five million gallons per year.