# Renewable fuel companies edge out some refiners on feedstock

> Renewable fuel producers are gaining a feedstock advantage over refiners as used cooking oil supplies become tight. Refiners depend on more carbon-intense feedstocks such as soybean oil, which costs more.

- Date: 2021-08-17 · published 2021-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11368-renewable-fuel-companies-edge-out-some-refiners-on-feedstock
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Strong competition for soybean oil and animal tallow from renewable fuel producers keeps those feedstock prices firm. This supports soyoil values and could limit the supply available for other uses.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2021-04-09 | [U.S. renewable fuels market could face feedstock deficit \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47456-u-s-renewable-fuels-market-could-face-feedstock-deficit-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +16.2% |
| SBO | 2023-08-22 | [Don’t write-off renewable diesel; feedstock demand is only in the](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34660-don-t-write-off-renewable-diesel-feedstock-demand-is-only-in-the.md) | -1.1% | -8.2% |
| SBO | 2021-04-13 | [Renewable Diesel Feedstock – Green Fuel and Affordable Food Part 2 \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47458-renewable-diesel-feedstock-green-fuel-and-affordable-food-part-2-s-and-p-global.md) | +7.3% | +19.6% |
| SBO | 2021-08-19 | [Marathon Petroleum forms JV with ADM for renewable fuels feedstock \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45651-marathon-petroleum-forms-jv-with-adm-for-renewable-fuels-feedstock-reuters.md) | -4.3% | -8.1% |
| SBO | 2025-08-07 | [Analysis of Feedstock Policy on U.S. Renewable Fuels Production \| Stillwater Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15099-analysis-of-feedstock-policy-on-u-s-renewable-fuels-production-stillwater.md) | -0.3% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/renewable-fuel-companies-edge-out-some-refiners-feedstock-2021-08-17/

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