# 2025 US Biodiesel Market: 2024 Ends Strong As Uncertainty Remains

> Producers are running biodiesel plants hard under the expiring biodiesel tax credit, while uncertainty grows over 45Z rules and whether the credit will be extended. Some importers may decline to ship fuel to the US in 2025 because retroactive payouts are not guaranteed.

- Date: 2024-12-12 · published 2024-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15163-2025-us-biodiesel-market-2024-ends-strong-as-uncertainty-remains
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Possible import declines would tighten US biofuel supply and support feedstock demand, but a slowdown in early 2025 as producers wait for clarity could cut near-term soybean oil use.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2024-12-30 | [COMMODITIES 2025: US biomass-based diesel market faces cost, regulatory challenges \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15157-commodities-2025-us-biomass-based-diesel-market-faces-cost-regulatory.md) | -1.7% | +11.0% |
| SBO | 2017-08-03 | [NBB Has Strong Showing at RFS Public Hearing, Calls for Higher Biodiesel Volumes - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69335-nbb-has-strong-showing-at-rfs-public-hearing-calls-for-higher-biodiesel-volumes.md) | -0.1% | +0.5% |
| SBO | 2025-01-02 | [Biofuels Positioned for 2025 Success Despite Policy Uncertainty](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15150-biofuels-positioned-for-2025-success-despite-policy-uncertainty.md) | -0.6% | +10.7% |
| SBO | 2018-10-31 | [OMB reviews final rule to set 2019 RVOs under the RFS \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62409-omb-reviews-final-rule-to-set-2019-rvos-under-the-rfs-biodiesel-magazine.md) | -0.4% | -1.0% |
| SBO | 2025-02-03 | [Argentina’s meal market remains slow despite export tax cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13880-argentina-s-meal-market-remains-slow-despite-export-tax-cut.md) | -0.9% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- resourcewise.com: https://www.resourcewise.com/blog/environmental-blog/2025-us-biodiesel-market-2024-ends-strong-as-uncertainty-remains

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