# Is the biofuel industry approaching a feedstock crunch? - IEA

> The IEA report warns that biodiesel, renewable diesel and biojet producers face a feedstock supply crunch through 2027 as vegetable oil and waste fat demand rises 56%. Wastes and residues are approaching supply limits, and high prices are prompting new supply development.

- Date: 2022-12-06 · published 2022-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15348-is-the-biofuel-industry-approaching-a-feedstock-crunch-iea
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Tight vegetable oil and waste fat supplies favor higher prices for soybean oil and palm oil, which are key biofuel feedstocks.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-06-03 | [Biofuel Feedstock Demand Up 12% in March as Soybean Oil, Corn Oil Reach Record Highs: EIA - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18890-biofuel-feedstock-demand-up-12-in-march-as-soybean-oil-corn-oil-reach-record.md) | -3.1% | -7.6% |
| SBO | 2026-08-07 | [Biofuels Blast: Feedstock Demand Hits a Record as RVO Drives Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15005-biofuels-blast-feedstock-demand-hits-a-record-as-rvo-drives-production.md) | +0.6% | +4.3% |
| SBO | 2024-01-03 | [EIA: US Biofuel Capacity, Feedstock Consumption Up In October - Canadian Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15245-eia-us-biofuel-capacity-feedstock-consumption-up-in-october-canadian-biomass.md) | -0.8% | -6.4% |
| SBO | 2021-05-13 | [Soy stocks tighten; biofuel demand strong in May report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46963-soy-stocks-tighten-biofuel-demand-strong-in-may-report.md) | +0.2% | +2.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-02-29 | [Brighter Outlook for Malaysian Oil Palm Industry This Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9426-brighter-outlook-for-malaysian-oil-palm-industry-this-year.md) | +4.9% | +8.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-02-13 | [Biofuel Canola OIl Demand Reaches Record Hight - The Jacobsen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15240-biofuel-canola-oil-demand-reaches-record-hight-the-jacobsen.md) | +0.3% | +7.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-12-06 | [Industry Review: Palm Oil Price and Output Expected to Pick Up in 2018 - The Insiders Stories](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67569-industry-review-palm-oil-price-and-output-expected-to-pick-up-in-2018-the.md) | -3.6% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- iea.org: https://www.iea.org/reports/is-the-biofuel-industry-approaching-a-feedstock-crunch

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