# Biofuel Mandates Test Capacity and Soybean Oil Demand - RFD

> RFD-TV reports that EPA raised biomass-based diesel obligations 67% for 2026 and 70% for 2027 from the 2025 level of 5.42 billion gallons. Meeting the targets may require biofuel plants to run near 90% capacity in 2026 and 95% in 2027, with US crushers expected to process 57% of the soybean crop.

- Date: 2026-07-26 · published 2026-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15007-biofuel-mandates-test-capacity-and-soybean-oil-demand-rfd
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Strong biofuel demand for soybean oil and distillers corn oil supports oil prices, and heavier crush increases soybean meal supply, which can weigh on meal prices for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-12-31 | [Biofuel mandates redraw the soybean oil map in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21598-biofuel-mandates-redraw-the-soybean-oil-map-in-south-america.md) | -0.9% | +7.4% |
| SBO | 2026-06-26 | [EPA Biofuel Rule Boosts Soybean Oil Demand Through Higher Renewable Fuel Blending Mandates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15018-epa-biofuel-rule-boosts-soybean-oil-demand-through-higher-renewable-fuel.md) | -2.8% | +5.7% |
| SBO | 2026-08-27 | [Biofuel Plants Near Capacity As Feedstock Demand Grows - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15001-biofuel-plants-near-capacity-as-feedstock-demand-grows-rfd.md) | +8.0% | +1.3% |
| SBO | 2022-08-11 | [Vegetable oils: Supply stress and biofuel blending mandates drive demand for soybean oil - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40126-vegetable-oils-supply-stress-and-biofuel-blending-mandates-drive-demand-for.md) | -1.9% | +0.4% |
| SBO | 2024-01-22 | [Soybean Oil Rises With More US Demand Forecast for Biofuels - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32190-soybean-oil-rises-with-more-us-demand-forecast-for-biofuels-bloomberg.md) | -0.9% | -2.2% |
| SBM | 2026-06-26 | [EPA Biofuel Rule Boosts Soybean Oil Demand Through Higher Renewable Fuel Blending Mandates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15018-epa-biofuel-rule-boosts-soybean-oil-demand-through-higher-renewable-fuel.md) | -0.3% | +6.1% |
| SBM | 2016-11-24 | [Soybean oil futures rose by 7% due to high biofuel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6691-soybean-oil-futures-rose-by-7-due-to-high-biofuel.md) | -1.7% | -2.2% |
| SBM | 2022-11-10 | [CHS sees 'bullish' demand in soybean oil, citing renewable diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38751-chs-sees-bullish-demand-in-soybean-oil-citing-renewable-diesel.md) | -2.3% | +10.0% |

## Sources

- rfdtv.com: https://www.rfdtv.com/biofuel-mandates-test-capacity-and-soybean-oil-demand

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