# Surging US Biofuel Production Stokes Soybean Crush Demand

> Gro Intelligence reports U.S. renewable diesel capacity has doubled since early 2022 and passed 2 billion gallons a year, with a Valero and Diamond Green Diesel plant starting operations early. Some 46% of U.S. soybean oil is projected to go to biofuels in 2022/23, up from 42%.

- Date: 2022-11-30 · published 2022-11-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15357-surging-us-biofuel-production-stokes-soybean-crush-demand
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Rapidly rising biofuel use of soy oil keeps crush margins at records and pushes soybean oil prices to historic highs, supporting soybeans, soy oil and crush-driven meal supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-10-27 | [Growing US biofuel production intensifies competition for soybean oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17179-growing-us-biofuel-production-intensifies-competition-for-soybean-oil.md) | -0.5% | — |
| SBO | 2021-11-12 | [Fuel the Crush: Renewable Diesel Pumps Up Soybean Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15432-fuel-the-crush-renewable-diesel-pumps-up-soybean-demand.md) | -0.4% | -5.6% |
| SBO | 2026-08-01 | [U.S. Biofuel Boom: What’s Driving Record Soybean Crush, and Will It Fuel Higher Prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18452-u-s-biofuel-boom-what-s-driving-record-soybean-crush-and-will-it-fuel-higher.md) | +3.6% | +2.3% |
| SBO | 2020-07-09 | [Growing US biofuel production intensifies competition for soybean oil \| Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52199-growing-us-biofuel-production-intensifies-competition-for-soybean-oil-ukrainian.md) | +1.2% | +11.4% |
| SBO | 2026-07-26 | [Biofuel Mandates Test Capacity and Soybean Oil Demand - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15007-biofuel-mandates-test-capacity-and-soybean-oil-demand-rfd.md) | -7.3% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2026-10-27 | [Growing US biofuel production intensifies competition for soybean oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17179-growing-us-biofuel-production-intensifies-competition-for-soybean-oil.md) | +0.5% | — |
| SOY | 2021-11-12 | [Fuel the Crush: Renewable Diesel Pumps Up Soybean Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15432-fuel-the-crush-renewable-diesel-pumps-up-soybean-demand.md) | +4.4% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2026-08-01 | [U.S. Biofuel Boom: What’s Driving Record Soybean Crush, and Will It Fuel Higher Prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18452-u-s-biofuel-boom-what-s-driving-record-soybean-crush-and-will-it-fuel-higher.md) | -1.3% | +8.9% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/surging-us-biofuel-production-stokes-soybean-crush-demand/

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