# USDA predicts soybean oil use in biofuel production will increase in 2025-‘26 | Biodiesel Magazine

> USDA projects that soybean oil used in biofuel production will rise in the 2025-26 marketing year. The forecast reflects expected demand from renewable diesel and biodiesel. The article is based on the USDA outlook.

- Date: 2025-02-26 · published 2025-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15143-usda-predicts-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production-will-increase-in-2025-26
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A larger biofuel share of soybean oil use tightens the domestic oil balance and supports soybean oil prices. Crush margins would also benefit from this demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-01-12 | [USDA boosts forecast for 2023-’24 soybean oil use in biofuel production \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15246-usda-boosts-forecast-for-2023-24-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production.md) | -1.5% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 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) | +0.8% | +6.5% |
| SOY | 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) | -1.8% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 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) | +0.3% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2026-08-03 | [US soybean oil use for biofuels production hits record high in May - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14999-us-soybean-oil-use-for-biofuels-production-hits-record-high-in-may-fastmarkets.md) | -1.0% | +7.3% |
| SBM | 2023-09-13 | [USDA  Maintains 2023-'24 Forecast for Soybean Oil Use in Biofuel - World-Energy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15275-usda-maintains-2023-24-forecast-for-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-world-energy.md) | -3.1% | -7.7% |
| SBM | 2024-03-08 | [March WASDE: USDA Steps Down Brazil Soybean Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31129-march-wasde-usda-steps-down-brazil-soybean-production.md) | -1.4% | -3.2% |
| SBM | 2026-01-13 | [USDA lifts 2025-26 soybean crush as tallow displaces soybean oil for biofuel \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21144-usda-lifts-2025-26-soybean-crush-as-tallow-displaces-soybean-oil-for-biofuel.md) | -1.9% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- biodieselmagazine.com: https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/usda-predicts-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production-will-increase-in-2025-26
- miadvancedbiofuels.com: https://www.miadvancedbiofuels.com/2025/02/usda-predicts-soybean-oil-use-for-biofuel-production-will-increase-in-2025-2026/

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