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A University of Illinois presentation from the 2025 Farm Assets Conference covers the boom in renewable diesel capacity and recent U.S. biofuel policy shifts. Speaker Scott Irwin describes biodiesel and renewable diesel as biomass-based diesel.
Expanded renewable diesel capacity and supportive policy point to continued strong demand for vegetable oils used as feedstock, supporting soybean oil prices.
will.illinois.eduDec 30, 2025After 842 past bullish policy events, Soybean Oil moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.6% to +2.1%), and -0.5% over 20.
After 554 past neutral policy events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.6%), and +0.6% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
