# AgriMarketing.com - USDA: Soybean Oil Use In Biofuels Surges Above Recent Trend

> USDA data show soybean oil use in biofuels rising above its recent trend, driven by demand for biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. Higher soybean crush volumes are expected to expand US production capacity.

- Date: 2026-10-30 · published 2026-10-30T10:05:24.262Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/2048-agrimarketing-com-usda-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuels-surges-above-recent-trend
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger biofuel feedstock demand tightens soybean oil supply and supports prices, while higher crush raises soybean meal output and pressures meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-01-19 | [Soybean Oil Surges With US Biofuel Quotas Expected by March - Governors' Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15061-soybean-oil-surges-with-us-biofuel-quotas-expected-by-march-governors-biofuels.md) | +1.7% | +6.7% |
| SBO | 2026-10-27 | [Growing US biofuel production intensifies competition for soybean oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17179-growing-us-biofuel-production-intensifies-competition-for-soybean-oil.md) | -0.5% | — |
| SBO | 2025-12-31 | [Biofuel mandates redraw the soybean oil map in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21598-biofuel-mandates-redraw-the-soybean-oil-map-in-south-america.md) | -0.9% | +7.4% |
| SBO | 2025-07-15 | [Biofuels industry driving soybean oil demand - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15107-biofuels-industry-driving-soybean-oil-demand-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.4% | +0.2% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2026-01-19 | [Soybean Oil Surges With US Biofuel Quotas Expected by March - Governors' Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15061-soybean-oil-surges-with-us-biofuel-quotas-expected-by-march-governors-biofuels.md) | +0.4% | +7.2% |
| SOY | 2026-10-27 | [Growing US biofuel production intensifies competition for soybean oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17179-growing-us-biofuel-production-intensifies-competition-for-soybean-oil.md) | +0.5% | — |
| 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

- agrimarketing.com: https://www.agrimarketing.com/s/158522

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