# What Do Lackluster Biodiesel RFS Volumes Mean for Soy Crush Expansion?

> The EPA's proposed RFS volumes show overall biofuel growth of about 2 billion gallons from 2023 to 2025, with modest biomass-based diesel increases from 2.76 billion gallons in 2022 to 2.95 billion by 2025. The biodiesel industry says these volumes are lackluster compared with its existing production capacity.

- Date: 2022-12-02 · published 2022-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15349-what-do-lackluster-biodiesel-rfs-volumes-mean-for-soy-crush-expansion
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Weak biodiesel volume growth reduces expected soybean oil demand and makes planned soybean crush expansion look riskier, pressuring soybean oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2017-07-05 | [ASA: RFS Volumes a Missed Opportunity for Biodiesel - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69850-asa-rfs-volumes-a-missed-opportunity-for-biodiesel-american-soybean-association.md) | +1.8% | +2.2% |
| SBO | 2023-01-10 | [Ag Implores EPA to Raise RFS Volumes for Biomass-Based Diesel, Biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15337-ag-implores-epa-to-raise-rfs-volumes-for-biomass-based-diesel-biodiesel.md) | -2.0% | -9.6% |
| SBO | 2019-08-05 | [Soy Growers to EPA: Raise 2020 RFS and 2021 Biodiesel Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57449-soy-growers-to-epa-raise-2020-rfs-and-2021-biodiesel-volumes-american-soybean.md) | +4.7% | +1.6% |
| SBO | 2017-11-30 | [RFS Volumes Again Fail to Capture Biodiesel’s Potential - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67841-rfs-volumes-again-fail-to-capture-biodiesel-s-potential-american-soybean.md) | -2.5% | -4.3% |
| SBO | 2017-09-28 | [EPA Solicits Comments on Potential Cuts to Biodiesel RFS Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68821-epa-solicits-comments-on-potential-cuts-to-biodiesel-rfs-volumes-american.md) | -0.1% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2023-01-10 | [Ag Implores EPA to Raise RFS Volumes for Biomass-Based Diesel, Biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15337-ag-implores-epa-to-raise-rfs-volumes-for-biomass-based-diesel-biodiesel.md) | +2.4% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2019-08-05 | [Soy Growers to EPA: Raise 2020 RFS and 2021 Biodiesel Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57449-soy-growers-to-epa-raise-2020-rfs-and-2021-biodiesel-volumes-american-soybean.md) | +2.8% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2017-09-28 | [EPA Solicits Comments on Potential Cuts to Biodiesel RFS Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68821-epa-solicits-comments-on-potential-cuts-to-biodiesel-rfs-volumes-american.md) | -0.8% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/business-inputs/article/2022/12/02/lackluster-biodiesel-rfs-volumes-soy

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