# USDA maintains forecast for soybean oil use in biofuel production | Biodiesel Magazine

> USDA has kept its forecast for soybean oil used in biofuel production unchanged. The report was published in October 2022.

- Date: 2022-10-12 · published 2022-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15365-usda-maintains-forecast-for-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production-biodiesel
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A steady USDA forecast confirms that biofuel demand for soybean oil remains on its current path, so it gives no new directional signal for prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2023-04-11 | [USDA maintains forecast for soybean oil use in biofuel production \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36472-usda-maintains-forecast-for-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production-biodiesel.md) | +0.5% | -2.5% |
| SBO | 2023-07-12 | [USDA maintains forecast for soybean oil use in biofuel production \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15296-usda-maintains-forecast-for-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production-biomass.md) | -3.6% | -2.6% |
| SBO | 2023-02-09 | [USDA maintains forecast for soybean oil use in biofuel production \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37423-usda-maintains-forecast-for-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production-biomass.md) | +1.5% | -0.1% |
| SBO | 2024-06-12 | [June WASDE maintains 2024-’25 forecast for soybean oil use in biofuel production \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29863-june-wasde-maintains-2024-25-forecast-for-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production.md) | +1.0% | +9.5% |
| SBO | 2023-08-11 | [USDA maintains forecast for 2023-'24 soybean oil use in biofuel \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15284-usda-maintains-forecast-for-2023-24-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-biodiesel.md) | +0.7% | -6.4% |
| SOY | 2023-12-08 | [WASDE maintains forecast for 2023-’24 soybean oil use in biofuel \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15255-wasde-maintains-forecast-for-2023-24-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-biomass-magazine.md) | +0.2% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2025-02-28 | [US soybeans production to fall in next marketing year: USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26096-us-soybeans-production-to-fall-in-next-marketing-year-usda.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2025-02-28 | [Soybean oil use for biofuels Is expected to increase: USDA - BioEnergy Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26125-soybean-oil-use-for-biofuels-is-expected-to-increase-usda-bioenergy-times.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- biodieselmagazine.com: https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/usda-maintains-forecast-for-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production-2518370

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