EPA TRI Facility · Food
Minnesota Soybean Processors
Brewster, MN
- Total releases
- 2.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Minnesota Soybean Processors: how the 2.1M lbs splits
2.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.1M lbs 100.0%
Minnesota Soybean Processors's 2.1M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Minnesota Soybean Processors is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Brewster, MN, in the food sector. It reported 514.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 2.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 822 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Minnesota Soybean Processors is pounds #13 and chemical-count #222 at 2.1M lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Heron Lake Bioenergy LLC; Jbs USA Food Co; Intervet Inc.; Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Minnesota: Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Salisbury Md; Cargill Inc; Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing; Lactalis Heritage Dairy Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Methanol.
Minnesota Soybean Processors stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Salisbury Md and Cargill Inc.
Minnesota Soybean Processors vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.1M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Minnesota Soybean Processors inside Nobles's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Minnesota Soybean Processors reports the 100th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 90.7% of every pound reported in Nobles. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 98.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Salisbury Md and Cargill Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Nobles's reported pounds (2.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Minnesota Soybean Processors's total reported releases rose from 425.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 514.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Minnesota Soybean Processors's air releases rose from 425.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 514.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Minnesota Soybean Processors Form-R facts
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See how Minnesota Soybean Processors stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
23.6× more than the comparison
67% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Minnesota Soybean Processors releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 59% (323.7K lbs to 514.9K lbs).
Minnesota Soybean Processors: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023
What this shows Minnesota Soybean Processors year-over-year reported totals (increased by 59% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 323.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 408.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 454.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 425.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 514.9K lbs | 2 |
Minnesota Soybean Processors · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Minnesota Soybean Processors
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Heron Lake Bioenergy LLC, Jbs USA Food Co, Intervet Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Salisbury Md, Cargill Inc, Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Minnesota Soybean Processors on cumulative reported pounds (2.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Huntsman Petrochemical LLC, Northampton Generating Plant, Lanxess - South Plant. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include n-Hexane, Methanol; nearby reporters include Heron Lake Bioenergy LLC. Minnesota Soybean Processors stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Minnesota Soybean Processors TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Minnesota Soybean Processors totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Brewster, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 90.7% of Nobles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Huntsman Petrochemical LLC (Δ 709 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Minnesota Soybean Processors stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov