Founded in 1930, NOPA is the national trade organization located in Washington, DC representing the U.S. soybean, canola, flaxseed, safflower seed, and sunflower seed crushing industries. Our 15 members operate a total of 62 soybean & 5 softseed solvent extraction plants across 21 states.

NOPA members produce meal and oil used in human food, animal feed, fuel and for industrial applications. Collectively, NOPA members process 95 percent of all soybeans in the U.S. which accounts to approximately 2 billion bushels annually.

For more information on NOPA and the LCA visit https://www.nopa.org/life-cycle-assessment-of-u-s-soybeans-soybean-meal-and-soy-oil/.

United Soybean Board’s 77 volunteer farmer-leaders work on behalf of all U.S. soybean farmers to achieve maximum value for their soy checkoff investments. These volunteers create value by investing in research, education and promotion with the vision to deliver sustainable soy solutions to every life, every day across the three priority areas of Infrastructure & Connectivity, Health & Nutrition, and Innovation & Technology.

As stipulated in the federal Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service has oversight responsibilities for USB and the soy checkoff.

For more information on USB, visit unitedsoybean.org.

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a rigorous study of the inputs and outputs of a particular product or product system which provides a scientific basis for evaluating the environmental impacts through each phase of the life cycle. LCA is an alternative to the single-criterion decision-making that currently guides many environmental choices.