# USDA lifts 2025-26 soybean crush as tallow displaces soybean oil for biofuel | Feed & Grain

> USDA's January WASDE raised the 2025-26 US soybean crush forecast by 15 million bushels to 2.57 billion bushels on stronger meal disappearance and exports. The agency also cut soybean oil biofuel use because renewable diesel producers are sourcing more tallow feedstock.

- Date: 2026-01-13 · published 2026-01-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21144-usda-lifts-2025-26-soybean-crush-as-tallow-displaces-soybean-oil-for-biofuel
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A larger crush adds meal supply while cutting biofuel oil demand, which widens the oil-to-meal spread and favors meal over oil. Meal prices gain support while soybean oil faces pressure from the feedstock shift.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2023-09-13 | [USDA  Maintains 2023-'24 Forecast for Soybean Oil Use in Biofuel - World-Energy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15275-usda-maintains-2023-24-forecast-for-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-world-energy.md) | -3.1% | -7.7% |
| SBM | 2025-02-26 | [USDA predicts soybean oil use in biofuel production will increase in 2025-‘26 \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15143-usda-predicts-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production-will-increase-in-2025-26.md) | -2.1% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2025-05-12 | [USDA May report: Record corn crop, tight soybean stocks for 2025-26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24608-usda-may-report-record-corn-crop-tight-soybean-stocks-for-2025-26.md) | +1.3% | +2.3% |
| SBM | 2024-11-11 | [Global soybean market faces challenges amid oilseed production decline \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27430-global-soybean-market-faces-challenges-amid-oilseed-production-decline-feed-and.md) | -1.9% | -4.2% |
| SBM | 2025-01-14 | [US soybean meal exports set to reach record highs in 2024/25 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26589-us-soybean-meal-exports-set-to-reach-record-highs-in-2024-25-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.9% | -0.4% |
| SBO | 2021-09-13 | [USDA reduces 2021-'22 forecast for soybean oil use in biofuel  \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44934-usda-reduces-2021-22-forecast-for-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-biodiesel-magazine.md) | -0.7% | +6.4% |
| SBO | 2021-08-12 | [USDA lowers forecasts for soybean oil use in biofuel  \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45445-usda-lowers-forecasts-for-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-biodiesel-magazine.md) | -2.3% | -9.7% |
| SBO | 2022-09-12 | [USDA lowers forecast for soybean oil use in biofuel production  \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39665-usda-lowers-forecast-for-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production-biomass-magazine.md) | +0.3% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/business-markets/commodities/news/15814527/usda-lifts-202526-soybean-crush-as-tallow-displaces-soybean-oil-for-biofuel

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