# Brazil Sends Cheap Soy Oil Abroad as Biodiesel Plan Stalls

> Bloomberg reports that Brazil is crushing record volumes of soybeans, but a delay in its biofuel mandate increase has left excess cheap soy oil to be exported. The surplus is flowing into overseas markets at low prices. The article attributes the situation to the slow pace of domestic biodiesel demand growth.

- Date: 2026-06-01 · published 2026-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19355-brazil-sends-cheap-soy-oil-abroad-as-biodiesel-plan-stalls
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Surplus Brazilian soy oil exports add pressure to global soy oil prices and reduce the premium for South American cargoes. Continued delay in Brazil's biodiesel blending would keep this downward pressure in place.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2020-11-23 | [Brazil allows imported soy in biodiesel production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50029-brazil-allows-imported-soy-in-biodiesel-production.md) | -2.0% | +3.4% |
| SBO | 2021-04-19 | [Soybean Oil Prices Plummet After Brazil Reduces Biodiesel Blend In Diesel - CPG Click Oil and Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47670-soybean-oil-prices-plummet-after-brazil-reduces-biodiesel-blend-in-diesel-cpg.md) | +8.1% | +16.8% |
| SBO | 2026-10-01 | [Rising biodiesel imports cap US soybean oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17543-rising-biodiesel-imports-cap-us-soybean-oil-prices.md) | +1.8% | +3.3% |
| SBO | 2020-11-19 | [Brazil approves biodiesel production with imported soybeans - BNamericas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50027-brazil-approves-biodiesel-production-with-imported-soybeans-bnamericas.md) | -0.7% | +3.8% |
| SBO | 2020-11-18 | [Brazil allows imported raw materials in biodiesel production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50218-brazil-allows-imported-raw-materials-in-biodiesel-production.md) | +1.5% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-19/brazil-sends-cheap-soy-oil-abroad-as-biodiesel-plan-stalls

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