# Biofuel Feedstock Demand Up 12% in March as Soybean Oil, Corn Oil Reach Record Highs: EIA - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company

> EIA data show US biofuel producers consumed 30.337 billion lbs of feedstock in March, up 11.8% from February. Soybean oil use at biofuel plants hit a record 1.283 billion lbs, and corn oil demand at biodiesel plants also reached a record. Yellow grease demand also rose.

- Date: 2026-06-03 · published 2026-06-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18890-biofuel-feedstock-demand-up-12-in-march-as-soybean-oil-corn-oil-reach-record
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Record feedstock consumption confirms strong biofuel pull on soybean oil and corn oil, supporting prices for those oils and related feedstocks.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2023-08-22 | [Record use of soybean oil for biofuel in May - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34662-record-use-of-soybean-oil-for-biofuel-in-may-mckeany-flavell.md) | -1.1% | -8.2% |
| SBO | 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) | -3.6% | -2.7% |
| 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 | 2026-08-03 | [US soybean oil use for biofuels production hits record high in May - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14999-us-soybean-oil-use-for-biofuels-production-hits-record-high-in-may-fastmarkets.md) | +2.6% | -0.7% |
| SBO | 2026-09-07 | [Soybean oil used to produce US biofuels reaches new record in June - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14991-soybean-oil-used-to-produce-us-biofuels-reaches-new-record-in-june-fastmarkets.md) | -2.6% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2020-07-31 | [Soybeans firm as US biodiesel data lifts soyoil; corn flat - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51967-soybeans-firm-as-us-biodiesel-data-lifts-soyoil-corn-flat-markets-business.md) | -0.7% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2024-05-13 | [EIA February Update: U.S. Biofuel Capacity Down Slightly While Feedstock Consumption Up - Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15217-eia-february-update-u-s-biofuel-capacity-down-slightly-while-feedstock.md) | -0.0% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2018-04-10 | [U.S. soybean carryover down from March, wheat and corn up \| 2018-04-10  \| Food Business News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65482-u-s-soybean-carryover-down-from-march-wheat-and-corn-up-2018-04-10-food.md) | -0.6% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- opis.com: https://www.opis.com/resources/energy-market-news-from-opis/biofuel-feedstock-demand-up-12-in-march-as-soybean-oil-corn-oil-reach-record-highs-eia/

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