# Soybeans Close Down Nearly 27¢ | Thursday, May 15, 2025

> July soybeans closed down 26.5 cents at $10.51¼ per bushel on May 15, 2025. Soybean oil fell limit down after reports that EPA may set the biomass-based diesel mandate below industry requests. Corn and wheat finished higher.

- Date: 2025-05-15 · published 2025-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15119-soybeans-close-down-nearly-27-thursday-may-15-2025
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Lower expected biofuel mandates reduce soybean oil demand and weaken the crush margin, pressuring soybean prices. Traders are reacting to unconfirmed rumors of the final volume.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-05-15 | [Soybeans Collapse on Thursday with RVO Rumors and Bean Oil Limit Losses](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24782-soybeans-collapse-on-thursday-with-rvo-rumors-and-bean-oil-limit-losses.md) | -0.4% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2018-06-26 | [Soybeans continue lower trend - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8586-soybeans-continue-lower-trend-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.0% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2024-06-14 | [Brazil’s Soybean Growing Season Will Start Early in 2024/25](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13567-brazil-s-soybean-growing-season-will-start-early-in-2024-25.md) | -2.4% | -9.4% |
| SOY | 2025-07-07 | [Wheat falls more than 3% on supply pressure; corn, soybeans drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11932-wheat-falls-more-than-3-on-supply-pressure-corn-soybeans-drop.md) | -4.9% | -8.9% |
| SOY | 2021-06-16 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans down with vegetable oil prices - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6440-u-s-grains-soybeans-down-with-vegetable-oil-prices-agcanada.md) | -4.9% | +0.1% |
| SBO | 2025-05-15 | [Soybeans Collapse on Thursday with RVO Rumors and Bean Oil Limit Losses](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24782-soybeans-collapse-on-thursday-with-rvo-rumors-and-bean-oil-limit-losses.md) | -0.8% | -4.5% |
| SBO | 2022-09-29 | [Some Brazilian soybean crushers temporarily shut down due to negative margins  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39664-some-brazilian-soybean-crushers-temporarily-shut-down-due-to-negative-margins.md) | +2.9% | +10.1% |
| SBO | 2018-06-26 | [Soybeans continue lower trend - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8586-soybeans-continue-lower-trend-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/soybeans-down-sharply-or-thursday-may-15-2025-11735428

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