# Waste feedstock trade reroutes as US soybean oil biofuel demand keeps climbing - Fastmarkets

> US imports of used cooking oil fell 38% year on year, with Chinese-origin volume down 67%. China's total UCO exports rose 7%, but flows to the US fell 61% while shipments to the Netherlands more than doubled. US tallow imports held flat as origins shifted away from Brazil.

- Date: 2026-07-28 · published 2026-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18448-waste-feedstock-trade-reroutes-as-us-soybean-oil-biofuel-demand-keeps-climbing
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Waste feedstocks are being redirected toward Europe and Southeast Asia while US biofuel demand keeps rising, which tightens competing fats and supports soybean oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-09-09 | [Biofuel demand drives higher US soybean oil imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17545-biofuel-demand-drives-higher-us-soybean-oil-imports.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| SBO | 2022-10-25 | [Destination demand snaps Brazilian soybean oil as Argentina’s supply tightens - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39223-destination-demand-snaps-brazilian-soybean-oil-as-argentina-s-supply-tightens.md) | +0.8% | -1.4% |
| SBO | 2022-08-23 | [Brazilian FOB soybean oil prices likely to remain at unusual discount to Argentina’s FOB - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40123-brazilian-fob-soybean-oil-prices-likely-to-remain-at-unusual-discount-to.md) | +0.6% | -4.0% |
| SBO | 2024-12-11 | [Export demand surging for US corn, soybean oil \| Baking Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26904-export-demand-surging-for-us-corn-soybean-oil-baking-business.md) | -2.0% | -2.2% |
| SBO | 2026-09-12 | [Argentina soybean sales speed up as prices rise on China demand, US crop concerns - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13779-argentina-soybean-sales-speed-up-as-prices-rise-on-china-demand-us-crop.md) | -0.4% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/waste-feedstock-trade-reroutes-as-us-soybean-oil-biofuel-demand-keeps-climbing/

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