# Biofuel Policies Are Likely to Drive Future Demand for U.S. Corn and Soybeans
        
        
        
        - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

> The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City argues that U.S. corn and soybean supply has grown and is projected to keep rising, with exports unlikely to absorb the increase. It concludes that biofuel policy-driven demand will be critical to supporting prices.

- Date: 2025-09-26 · published 2025-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15086-biofuel-policies-are-likely-to-drive-future-demand-for-u-s-corn-and-soybeans
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

If biofuel mandates are the main outlet for expanding supply, changes to ethanol and biodiesel policy would largely determine whether corn and soybean prices hold up.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-08-29 | [CBOT corn futures rally amid hope for higher biofuel demand - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57606-cbot-corn-futures-rally-amid-hope-for-higher-biofuel-demand-xinhua-english-news.md) | -3.0% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2025-06-28 | [Argentina reinstates higher export duties for soybeans and corn - Buenos Aires Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13853-argentina-reinstates-higher-export-duties-for-soybeans-and-corn-buenos-aires.md) | -0.2% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2021-01-05 | [Corn, soybean futures rally on low supply, Argentina export ban - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11543-corn-soybean-futures-rally-on-low-supply-argentina-export-ban-fastmarkets.md) | +3.1% | +14.6% |
| CORN | 2016-11-23 | [Big Corn beats Big Oil as U.S. hikes 2017 biofuel targets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73745-big-corn-beats-big-oil-as-u-s-hikes-2017-biofuel-targets-reuters.md) | -3.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-05-11 | [China looking to rely less on US for soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64916-china-looking-to-rely-less-on-us-for-soybeans.md) | -0.1% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2024-06-30 | [Biofuels to Overtake China as Soybean Demand Driver \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29748-biofuels-to-overtake-china-as-soybean-demand-driver-cz-app.md) | +2.1% | -8.3% |
| SOY | 2021-11-03 | [Rise of biodiesel leads to jump in cooking oil prices, skyrocketing demand for soybeans \| Here & Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44128-rise-of-biodiesel-leads-to-jump-in-cooking-oil-prices-skyrocketing-demand-for.md) | -3.6% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2026-09-18 | [Protecting and growing biofuel demand is among policy priorities this fall for ASA  - Indiana Corn and Soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14997-protecting-and-growing-biofuel-demand-is-among-policy-priorities-this-fall-for.md) | -0.2% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- kansascityfed.org: https://www.kansascityfed.org/research/economic-bulletin/biofuel-policies-are-likely-to-drive-future-demand-for-us-corn-and-soybeans/

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