# Soybean oil used to produce US biofuels reaches new all-time high in July - Fastmarkets

> EIA data show US biofuel producers used a record 1.687 billion lb of soybean oil in July, up about 52% year on year. Biodiesel and renewable diesel plants both set monthly records, and distillers corn oil use rose 24% from June.

- Date: 2026-10-05 · published 2026-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14988-soybean-oil-used-to-produce-us-biofuels-reaches-new-all-time-high-in-july
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Record soybean oil consumption by biofuel plants signals strong feedstock demand that supports soybean oil prices. Strength in distillers corn oil use also points to tighter alternative fats supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-09-07 | [Soybean oil used to produce US biofuels reaches new record in June - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14991-soybean-oil-used-to-produce-us-biofuels-reaches-new-record-in-june-fastmarkets.md) | -2.6% | -5.2% |
| SBO | 2026-08-03 | [US soybean oil use for biofuels production hits record high in May - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14999-us-soybean-oil-use-for-biofuels-production-hits-record-high-in-may-fastmarkets.md) | +2.6% | -0.7% |
| SBO | 2026-02-19 | [Soybean Oil Used for Biofuel Production Expected to Soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15047-soybean-oil-used-for-biofuel-production-expected-to-soar.md) | +2.7% | +1.3% |
| SBO | 2025-02-28 | [Soybean oil use for biofuels Is expected to increase: USDA - BioEnergy Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26125-soybean-oil-use-for-biofuels-is-expected-to-increase-usda-bioenergy-times.md) | -4.8% | -2.6% |
| SBO | 2026-02-23 | [USDA Outlook Points to 17% Rise in Soybean Oil Use for Biofuel Production - Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20698-usda-outlook-points-to-17-rise-in-soybean-oil-use-for-biofuel-production.md) | +3.2% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/soybean-oil-used-to-produce-us-biofuels-reaches-new-all-time-high-in-july/

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