# Biofuels give boost to soybean oil futures rally | World Grain

> World Grain reports that CME soybean oil futures have held above 60 cents per pound since late February and above 70 cents since late April. The EPA set 2026 biomass-based diesel volumes at about 5.4 billion gallons, up from 3.35 billion in 2025. Analysts doubt the industry can reach the required RIN generation pace.

- Date: 2026-05-27 · published 2026-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19353-biofuels-give-boost-to-soybean-oil-futures-rally-world-grain
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The sharp mandate increase creates a large structural demand source for soybean oil, supporting prices. Doubts about achieving the volume targets add uncertainty to how long the price support will last.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2016-11-24 | [Soybean oil futures rose by 7% due to high biofuel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6691-soybean-oil-futures-rose-by-7-due-to-high-biofuel.md) | +2.1% | -5.6% |
| SBO | 2025-12-10 | [Study: EPA biofuels proposal aids US soybean farmers \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15064-study-epa-biofuels-proposal-aids-us-soybean-farmers-world-grain.md) | -3.8% | -3.7% |
| SBO | 2025-06-13 | [Soybean Oil Surges With Trump Plan to Boost US Biofuel Quotas - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5338-soybean-oil-surges-with-trump-plan-to-boost-us-biofuel-quotas-bloomberg.md) | +10.1% | +8.6% |
| SBO | 2024-11-28 | [Biofuels' hunger for used cooking oil faces trade challenges \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27477-biofuels-hunger-for-used-cooking-oil-faces-trade-challenges-world-grain.md) | -0.4% | -0.8% |
| SBO | 2017-03-03 | [Commodities: Biofueled grain rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72086-commodities-biofueled-grain-rally.md) | -3.0% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2016-11-24 | [Soybean oil futures rose by 7% due to high biofuel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6691-soybean-oil-futures-rose-by-7-due-to-high-biofuel.md) | -0.4% | -3.8% |
| SOY | 2025-12-10 | [Study: EPA biofuels proposal aids US soybean farmers \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15064-study-epa-biofuels-proposal-aids-us-soybean-farmers-world-grain.md) | -2.3% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2025-06-13 | [Soybean Oil Surges With Trump Plan to Boost US Biofuel Quotas - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5338-soybean-oil-surges-with-trump-plan-to-boost-us-biofuel-quotas-bloomberg.md) | +2.5% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/22798-biofuels-give-boost-to-soybean-oil-futures-rally

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