# US buying and vegetable oil price rallies push month-on-month…

> European animal fat prices rose about 10% month on month in April after a six-month slump. Buyers are substituting animal fats for vegetable oils, which rallied with crude oil on the Middle East war. US biofuel producers have also returned to the import market ahead of EPA's record 2026/27 biofuel volume obligations.

- Date: 2026-05-26 · published 2026-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19399-us-buying-and-vegetable-oil-price-rallies-push-month-on-month
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger vegetable oil prices and biofuel-driven demand make animal fats more competitive, which supports their prices. Vegetable oil values are also being lifted by the energy rally and biofuel policy.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-02-18 | [Holiday Lull in Asia Weighs on Vegetable Oil Markets, While Ukraine Prices Rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20715-holiday-lull-in-asia-weighs-on-vegetable-oil-markets-while-ukraine-prices-rise.md) | +3.5% | +2.6% |
| SBO | 2019-08-20 | [In recent months, Iran significantly increased the imports of vegetable oils and meals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57688-in-recent-months-iran-significantly-increased-the-imports-of-vegetable-oils-and.md) | -1.2% | +4.1% |
| SBO | 2026-03-01 | [Soy Oil Rallies as India Agrees to Cut Duties on US Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20702-soy-oil-rallies-as-india-agrees-to-cut-duties-on-us-supplies.md) | +4.6% | -1.4% |
| SBO | 2023-11-17 | [U.S. goes on canola oil buying spree \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33174-u-s-goes-on-canola-oil-buying-spree-the-western-producer.md) | +1.2% | -1.6% |
| SBO | 2025-04-07 | [US tariffs to impact palm oil demand and prices, says CIMB Securities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9627-us-tariffs-to-impact-palm-oil-demand-and-prices-says-cimb-securities.md) | +2.0% | +5.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-05-01 | [India starts raising palm oil buying as prices fall below soyoil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25224-india-starts-raising-palm-oil-buying-as-prices-fall-below-soyoil.md) | -5.0% | -3.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-08-20 | [In recent months, Iran significantly increased the imports of vegetable oils and meals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57688-in-recent-months-iran-significantly-increased-the-imports-of-vegetable-oils-and.md) | +1.6% | +4.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-11-26 | [Global: Soybean oil prices rose sharply on Chicago after Trump's announcement which could support the quotations of other vegetable oils and sunflower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27479-global-soybean-oil-prices-rose-sharply-on-chicago-after-trump-s-announcement.md) | +1.7% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- ofimagazine.com: https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/us-buying-and-vegetable-oil-price-rallies-push-month-on-month-european-animal-fat-prices-up-by-10

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