# Soybean Oil’s Biofuel Share Faces Growing Pressure

> Imports of used cooking oil, beef tallow and canola oil have grown strongly and are displacing domestic soybean oil in biofuel production. Soybean oil use in biofuel rose only 2.2% so far this year. Imported feedstocks gained favor because of biofuel tax credits that rewarded lower carbon intensity.

- Date: 2025-02-05 · published 2025-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15146-soybean-oil-s-biofuel-share-faces-growing-pressure
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy use of imported feedstocks limits how much U.S. soybean oil can gain from biofuel demand. That weighs on soybean oil prices despite mandate growth.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2024-06-12 | [US to turn net exporter of soybean oil on production rise, falling biofuel usage: FAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15211-us-to-turn-net-exporter-of-soybean-oil-on-production-rise-falling-biofuel-usage.md) | +1.0% | +9.5% |
| SBO | 2025-11-03 | [Palm oil prices under pressure, other oils fall, shipping rates rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4445-palm-oil-prices-under-pressure-other-oils-fall-shipping-rates-rise.md) | -0.7% | +4.3% |
| SBO | 2021-05-11 | [SunSirs: Negative Pressure, China's Soybean Meal and Oils Fully Callback](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12364-sunsirs-negative-pressure-china-s-soybean-meal-and-oils-fully-callback.md) | +3.4% | +3.7% |
| SBO | 2025-10-16 | [China’s act on US soybean may pressure crude palm oil’s competitiveness — RHB Research](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22492-china-s-act-on-us-soybean-may-pressure-crude-palm-oil-s-competitiveness-rhb.md) | +0.3% | -0.7% |
| SBO | 2017-09-28 | [Palm oil faces rising protectionism and national pressures - The Malaysian Reserve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5642-palm-oil-faces-rising-protectionism-and-national-pressures-the-malaysian-reserve.md) | -0.1% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2025-11-07 | [Oilseeds: Soybeans under massive selling pressure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12247-oilseeds-soybeans-under-massive-selling-pressure.md) | +3.7% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2019-12-11 | [U.S. grains: Profit-taking pressures soybeans - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9817-u-s-grains-profit-taking-pressures-soybeans-country-guide.md) | +3.1% | +3.6% |
| SOY | 2024-06-12 | [US to turn net exporter of soybean oil on production rise, falling biofuel usage: FAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15211-us-to-turn-net-exporter-of-soybean-oil-on-production-rise-falling-biofuel-usage.md) | -0.3% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- traderphd.com: https://traderphd.com/blog/soybean-oils-biofuel-share-faces-growing-pressure

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