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Farmdoc researchers revisit the RIN cliff of 2023 and early 2024, when renewable diesel supply exceeded RFS mandates and pushed D4 RIN prices toward zero. They explain that the extreme outcome is not stable and that RIN prices must rebound to incentivize mandated production.
The article assesses the chance of a repeat.
A future RIN collapse would signal oversupply of biomass-based diesel and weaken soybean oil demand from biofuels, so the prospect of recurrence is bearish for soybean oil.
farmdocdaily.illinois.eduHongxia JiaoJan 15, 2025After 351 past bearish policy events, Soybean Oil moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.8%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
