# Crush Expanding, Biofuels Shifting - What Does It Mean?

> US soybean crush capacity rose about 14% from 2023 to 2025, with further expansions announced through 2030. Domestic renewable fuel capacity grew from 791 million gallons in 2021 to 4.58 billion gallons, driven largely by soybean oil demand for biofuels.

- Date: 2025-05-29 · published 2025-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15124-crush-expanding-biofuels-shifting-what-does-it-mean
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Growing crush capacity supports soybean and soybean oil demand, while higher meal output adds supply pressure on soybean meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-08-01 | [U.S. Biofuel Boom: What’s Driving Record Soybean Crush, and Will It Fuel Higher Prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18452-u-s-biofuel-boom-what-s-driving-record-soybean-crush-and-will-it-fuel-higher.md) | +3.6% | +2.3% |
| SBO | 2022-11-30 | [Surging US Biofuel Production Stokes Soybean Crush Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15357-surging-us-biofuel-production-stokes-soybean-crush-demand.md) | -9.9% | -11.4% |
| SBO | 2020-03-09 | [The Biodiesel Tax Credit: What Does the New Extension Mean? - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54003-the-biodiesel-tax-credit-what-does-the-new-extension-mean-opis-a-dow-jones.md) | -8.3% | -7.2% |
| SBO | 2023-12-21 | [What could be slowing the growth of biofuels?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15251-what-could-be-slowing-the-growth-of-biofuels.md) | -2.6% | -3.6% |
| SBO | 2017-03-10 | [MEPs demand ban on crop-based biofuels \| ENDS Waste & Bioenergy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72016-meps-demand-ban-on-crop-based-biofuels-ends-waste-and-bioenergy.md) | -1.9% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2026-08-01 | [U.S. Biofuel Boom: What’s Driving Record Soybean Crush, and Will It Fuel Higher Prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18452-u-s-biofuel-boom-what-s-driving-record-soybean-crush-and-will-it-fuel-higher.md) | -1.3% | +8.9% |
| SOY | 2022-11-30 | [Surging US Biofuel Production Stokes Soybean Crush Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15357-surging-us-biofuel-production-stokes-soybean-crush-demand.md) | -0.3% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2025-07-02 | [Terrain \| Crush, Rain and RVOs: What’s Driving Soybean Prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15109-terrain-crush-rain-and-rvos-what-s-driving-soybean-prices.md) | -1.2% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- iasoybeans.com: https://www.iasoybeans.com/newsroom/article/isr-june-2025-biofuel-demand-powers-soybean-crush-growth

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