# USDA: May WASDE predicts soybean oil use in biofuel will expand for 2025-‘26 | Biomass Magazine

> USDA's May WASDE projects that soybean oil use in biofuels will expand in the 2025-26 marketing year. The report sets the official federal balance-sheet outlook for oilseeds.

- Date: 2025-05-12 · published 2025-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15120-usda-may-wasde-predicts-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-will-expand-for-2025-26
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A projected rise in biofuel use of soybean oil supports demand for soybean oil and crush, which can lift soybean oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-02-26 | [USDA predicts soybean oil use in biofuel production will increase in 2025-‘26 \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15143-usda-predicts-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production-will-increase-in-2025-26.md) | -5.7% | -5.1% |
| SBO | 2026-09-11 | [USDA: September WASDE increases estimate for 2025-’26 soybean oil use in biofuel \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14998-usda-september-wasde-increases-estimate-for-2025-26-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel.md) | -1.2% | -2.1% |
| SBO | 2023-11-28 | [USDA increase estimate for 2022-’23 soybean oil use in biofuel \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15262-usda-increase-estimate-for-2022-23-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-biomass-magazine.md) | -1.5% | -4.8% |
| SBO | 2026-05-12 | [May WASDE forecasts 25% increase in soybean oil use in biofuel for 2026-‘27 \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15024-may-wasde-forecasts-25-increase-in-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-for-2026-27.md) | +1.4% | -2.2% |
| SBO | 2026-06-11 | [June WASDE increases estimate for 2025-’26 soybean use in biofuel production  \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15021-june-wasde-increases-estimate-for-2025-26-soybean-use-in-biofuel-production.md) | -2.4% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- biodieselmagazine.com: https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/usda-may-wasde-predicts-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-will-expand-for-2025-26
- biomassmagazine.com: https://biomassmagazine.com/articles/usda-may-wasde-predicts-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-will-expand-for-2025-26

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