# Biodiesel Demand Lifts Soybean Oil Use to 1.7B Pounds — Agribusiness Wire

> Clean Fuels Alliance America said soybean oil consumption has reached 1.7 billion pounds per month, which it credited to the EPA's 'set two' proposal lifting biodiesel capacity from 50% to 90%. The discussion also covered the latest WASDE, which cut corn numbers and raised soybeans, with an initial bullish market reaction.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T12:06:53.890Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101089-biodiesel-demand-lifts-soybean-oil-use-to-1-7b-pounds-agribusiness-wire
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher biodiesel demand absorbs more soybean oil, supporting soybean oil prices and crush margins, which in turn supports soybean and soybean meal values for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2021-06-09 | [Will Biodiesel Demand Lead to a Paradigm Shift in Soybean Oil? \| news.cqg.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46442-will-biodiesel-demand-lead-to-a-paradigm-shift-in-soybean-oil-news-cqg-com.md) | -8.6% | -13.5% |
| SBO | 2019-03-06 | [768 million pounds of soybean oil went to biodiesel in December - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60179-768-million-pounds-of-soybean-oil-went-to-biodiesel-in-december-mckeany-flavell.md) | +0.2% | -2.6% |
| SBO | 2023-12-22 | [Brazil's additional biodiesel demand to hit soyoil, soybean exports - analysts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32777-brazil-s-additional-biodiesel-demand-to-hit-soyoil-soybean-exports-analysts.md) | -1.0% | -3.0% |
| SBO | 2021-03-15 | [Biodiesel Boosts Demand for Iowa Soybeans \| Iowa Soybean](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48002-biodiesel-boosts-demand-for-iowa-soybeans-iowa-soybean.md) | +0.0% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2018-03-21 | [Ban on palm oil to profit rapeseed and soy - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66096-ban-on-palm-oil-to-profit-rapeseed-and-soy-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -0.5% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2019-03-06 | [768 million pounds of soybean oil went to biodiesel in December - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60179-768-million-pounds-of-soybean-oil-went-to-biodiesel-in-december-mckeany-flavell.md) | -1.8% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2023-12-22 | [Brazil's additional biodiesel demand to hit soyoil, soybean exports - analysts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32777-brazil-s-additional-biodiesel-demand-to-hit-soyoil-soybean-exports-analysts.md) | -0.3% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2021-03-15 | [Biodiesel Boosts Demand for Iowa Soybeans \| Iowa Soybean](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48002-biodiesel-boosts-demand-for-iowa-soybeans-iowa-soybean.md) | +0.0% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- agribusinesswire.com: https://agribusinesswire.com/articles/biodiesel-demand-pushes-soybean-oil-use-to-1-7-billion-pounds-monthly

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