# EIA: US Biofuel Capacity, Feedstock Consumption Up In October - Canadian Biomass Magazine

> The EIA reported that U.S. operable biofuel capacity reached 23.657 billion gallons a year in October, with renewable diesel capacity up 1.638 billion gallons from a year earlier. Biofuel producers consumed 28.819 billion pounds of feedstock in October, including about 25.762 billion pounds of corn.

- Date: 2024-01-03 · published 2024-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15245-eia-us-biofuel-capacity-feedstock-consumption-up-in-october-canadian-biomass
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Rising feedstock use by biofuel plants, especially corn for ethanol, increases domestic demand and supports corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-07-28 | [US fuel ethanol producers raise corn consumption 10% in May: USDA - BioEnergy Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18447-us-fuel-ethanol-producers-raise-corn-consumption-10-in-may-usda-bioenergy-times.md) | -1.7% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-04-02 | [EIA Reports Modest Growth In U.S. Biofuels Capacity For January - Dailyoilfutures.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15132-eia-reports-modest-growth-in-u-s-biofuels-capacity-for-january-dailyoilfutures.md) | +1.0% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2026-09-07 | [Strong US soybean crush and robust ethanol output keep corn demand elevated - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17562-strong-us-soybean-crush-and-robust-ethanol-output-keep-corn-demand-elevated.md) | +0.4% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2026-05-13 | [EIA weekly data: Ethanol production up 6%, stocks down 4%, exports up 17% \| Ethanol Producer Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19244-eia-weekly-data-ethanol-production-up-6-stocks-down-4-exports-up-17-ethanol.md) | +0.8% | -7.9% |
| CORN | 2021-07-27 | [ADM reports significant Q2 improvement in ethanol earnings  \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46040-adm-reports-significant-q2-improvement-in-ethanol-earnings-biomass-magazine.md) | +1.1% | -1.8% |
| SBO | 2023-08-02 | [EIA: Biofuel Capacity Down in May, Feedstock Use Up - World-Energy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15285-eia-biofuel-capacity-down-in-may-feedstock-use-up-world-energy.md) | -0.3% | -2.0% |
| SBO | 2024-05-13 | [EIA February Update: U.S. Biofuel Capacity Down Slightly While Feedstock Consumption Up - Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15217-eia-february-update-u-s-biofuel-capacity-down-slightly-while-feedstock.md) | +3.4% | +4.2% |
| SBO | 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) | -1.5% | -4.8% |

## Sources

- canadianbiomassmagazine.ca: https://www.canadianbiomassmagazine.ca/eia-us-biofuel-capacity-feedstock-consumption-up-in-october/

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