# Stronger Support For Domestic Feedstocks in Biofuels

> The US Treasury released guidance for the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit that gives stronger support to domestic feedstocks like US soybeans and disqualifies imported feedstocks. The guidance also excludes indirect land use changes from emissions rates.

- Date: 2026-02-05 · published 2026-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15049-stronger-support-for-domestic-feedstocks-in-biofuels
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Favoring domestic feedstocks shifts biofuel demand toward US soybean oil and away from imported used cooking oil and tallow, supporting soybean oil prices and US crush demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2024-08-05 | [US Sen. Marshall leads letter calling for domestic feedstocks only in 45Z biofuel tax credit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15194-us-sen-marshall-leads-letter-calling-for-domestic-feedstocks-only-in-45z.md) | +1.0% | +0.7% |
| SBO | 2021-05-10 | [Global Feedstock Volatility Intensifies for Biofuels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47165-global-feedstock-volatility-intensifies-for-biofuels.md) | +1.8% | +2.2% |
| SBO | 2022-04-26 | [Biofuel feedstocks supply and demand - two key challenges - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15399-biofuel-feedstocks-supply-and-demand-two-key-challenges-fastmarkets.md) | -2.4% | -4.2% |
| SBO | 2018-12-19 | [Biofuel Feedstock Overview \| O&E Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61460-biofuel-feedstock-overview-o-and-e-online.md) | -3.7% | +1.3% |
| SBO | 2018-09-20 | [Biofuel Supporters Ask Trump for RFS Support \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62926-biofuel-supporters-ask-trump-for-rfs-support-red-river-farm-network.md) | +4.5% | +8.5% |
| SOY | 2024-08-05 | [US Sen. Marshall leads letter calling for domestic feedstocks only in 45Z biofuel tax credit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15194-us-sen-marshall-leads-letter-calling-for-domestic-feedstocks-only-in-45z.md) | -0.1% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2022-04-26 | [Biofuel feedstocks supply and demand - two key challenges - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15399-biofuel-feedstocks-supply-and-demand-two-key-challenges-fastmarkets.md) | -1.7% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2018-09-21 | [NBBs bids for Trump to support Biodiesel Producers - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62924-nbbs-bids-for-trump-to-support-biodiesel-producers-biofuels-international.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- iasoybeans.com: https://www.iasoybeans.com/newsroom/article/isa-awaits-finalization-of-rvos

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