# Palm oil futures drop after soy falls on EPA's biofuel notice

> Palm oil futures for December delivery fell as much as 1.1 percent on Bursa Malaysia after soybean oil declined on an EPA notice that opens the door to cutting biodiesel and renewable fuel quotas. Chicago soybean oil was little changed after falling 1.7 percent the prior session. Palm oil was down about 12 percent year to date.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T21:13:29.115Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101820-palm-oil-futures-drop-after-soy-falls-on-epa-s-biofuel-notice
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A possible reduction in US biofuel quotas weakens the demand outlook for vegetable oils used in biodiesel, pressuring palm and soybean oil prices. The palm-soy spread narrowing further reduces palm's relative appeal.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-15 | [Palm oil is not a green fuel, says EU \| T&E](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59610-palm-oil-is-not-a-green-fuel-says-eu-t-and-e.md) | +0.1% | -9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-08-26 | [Indonesia's biofuel B40 plan expansion at risk on high palm oil prices - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45437-indonesia-s-biofuel-b40-plan-expansion-at-risk-on-high-palm-oil-prices.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-06-14 | [EU biofuel ruling hits prices of palm and coconut oil \| Analysis & Features \| The Grocer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58690-eu-biofuel-ruling-hits-prices-of-palm-and-coconut-oil-analysis-and-features-the.md) | +0.5% | -2.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-26 | [Minister: Govt to intervene in event of steep palm oil, biofuel price hike \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59479-minister-govt-to-intervene-in-event-of-steep-palm-oil-biofuel-price-hike-malay.md) | -7.0% | -8.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-01-17 | [EU Parliament ends palm oil and caps crop-based biofuels at 2017 levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67010-eu-parliament-ends-palm-oil-and-caps-crop-based-biofuels-at-2017-levels.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| SBO | 2023-06-21 | [EPA Biodiesel Blending Mandate Causes Soybean Oil Futures Price Drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15303-epa-biodiesel-blending-mandate-causes-soybean-oil-futures-price-drop.md) | -0.5% | +5.8% |
| SBO | 2026-10-15 | [Soybean oil prices fall amid new US biofuel proposals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/510-soybean-oil-prices-fall-amid-new-us-biofuel-proposals.md) | +1.8% | — |
| SBO | 2026-10-14 | [CBOT soybean oil futures plunge as EPA biofuel proposal weighs on the market \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/502-cbot-soybean-oil-futures-plunge-as-epa-biofuel-proposal-weighs-on-the-market-s.md) | +2.4% | — |

## Sources

- theedgemalaysia.com: https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/palm-oil-futures-drop-after-soy-falls-epas-biofuel-notice

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