Beck’s Hybrids, 6767 E. 276th St., Atlanta, will hold a grand opening ceremony next week for its new soybean tower that will rank as one of the largest processing facilities in the world.
The 221-by-300-foot facility features a ten-story stand-alone processing tower that includes an observation deck with a glass floor for visitors to see soybeans being processed, video monitoring on all machinery operations, state-of-the-art batch treating to allow more versatility of ingredients, five new warehouses for seed and equipment storage, and office space.
The tower can process 24,000 bags per day through automated package filling for bulk and mini-bulk bags. Once the soybeans have been processed and packaged, 140 semi-trailer loads will be outgoing weekly.
The tower will be able to process three million bushels of soybeans per year, doubling Beck’s processing to six million. With an increase in Beck’s marketing territory, this addition will allow for a more efficient process and distribution of high-quality soybeans to current and future customers.
Editor’s note: This article was updated on August 20, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.