JACKSON, NEBRASKA, US — The Siouxland Ethanol LLC board of directors has approved a project to expand corn receiving and storage capacity to be completed in time for harvest in the fall of 2026.

In its June 4 announcement, Siouxland said storage capacity will be increased from 2 million to 5 million bushels and receiving capacity inside a new building will be 60,000 bushels per hour. 

The project will include two new inbound dumping lanes, a truck probe with two probing lanes and new probe shack, and two inbound scales and two outbound scales. Existing dump pits and legs with 25,000 bph capacity will remain available for use during heavy delivery period, Siouxland said.

An investor-owned company, Siouxland Ethanol was formed in August 2004, and a plant was built in a former cornfield near Jackson, Nebraska, US. The plant consumed 33 million bushels of corn in fiscal year 2024 and sold 99.9 million gallons of ethanol. Net income in 2024 was $30 million on revenue of $219.2 million.