Minnesota Soybean Processors to pursue ND soybean processing plant

Feb 8, 2017
Feb 8, 2017 Updated Feb 9, 2017

Soybeans in a wagon — Minnesota Soybean Processors officials announced Feb. 7 that the Brewster, Minn., cooperative is taking steps toward construction of a $240 million soybean processing plant at Spiritwood, N.D.
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FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and leaders of Minnesota Soybean Processors and its subsidiary North Dakota Soybean Processors announced Tuesday (Feb. 7) that MnSP is taking steps toward construction of a $240 million soybean processing plant – the first of its kind in North Dakota – at Spiritwood.

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