The partnership supports Benson Hill’s plans to scale soybean production
Benson Hill, a food tech company unlocking nature’s genetic diversity with its leading food innovation engine based in the US, has announced a collaboration with family-owned Rose Acre Farms to optimize its soybean processing capacity in Seymour, Indiana, and build out the supply chain for Benson Hill’s high-protein, high-oleic, low anti-nutrient soybeans.
This collaboration will allow local growers to tap into price premiums for food- and feed-grade identity-preserved, non-GMO soybeans, and support Benson Hill as it meets growing demand for high-protein animal feed and plant protein ingredients for plant-based foods. The new collaboration will also support jobs in the area and boost the local economy.
Benson Hill has partnered with growers to contract more than 30,000 acres of premium soybeans this growing season, including significant acreage in Indiana. To minimize cost and the carbon footprint of transportation, Benson Hill sought out Rose Acre Farms as a partner to develop a processing facility in close radius to its grower partners.
Benson Hill provides its cutting-edge soybean food and feed-grade seed varieties through its Benson Hill Seeds division. The food tech company plans to fully commercialize a line of Ultra-High Protein soybean varieties in 2021. For growers and for buyers, Benson Hill’s soybean product line combines superior nutritional qualities and oil content with highly competitive yields, offering benefits from seed-to-shelf.
