# CBOT soybeans end lower; soyoil sags on US EPA biofuel proposal — TradingView News

> CBOT soybeans settled lower on profit-taking and a drop in soyoil after the EPA's biofuel blending proposal failed to clarify how Small Refinery Exemption volumes will be reallocated. Statistics Canada raised its 2025 canola harvest estimate to 20.0 million tonnes.

- Date: 2025-09-17 · published 2025-09-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22938-cbot-soybeans-end-lower-soyoil-sags-on-us-epa-biofuel-proposal-tradingview-news
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Unclear RFS reallocation weakens the biofuel demand outlook for soyoil, while a larger Canadian canola crop adds oilseed meal supply and weighs on prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-10-15 | [Soybean oil prices fall amid new US biofuel proposals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/510-soybean-oil-prices-fall-amid-new-us-biofuel-proposals.md) | +1.8% | — |
| SBO | 2026-10-14 | [CBOT soybean oil futures plunge as EPA biofuel proposal weighs on the market \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/502-cbot-soybean-oil-futures-plunge-as-epa-biofuel-proposal-weighs-on-the-market-s.md) | +2.4% | — |
| SBO | 2018-06-26 | [Soybeans continue lower trend - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8586-soybeans-continue-lower-trend-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| SBO | 2023-06-22 | [Palm extends losses over soybean oil and lower US biofuel mandate - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35581-palm-extends-losses-over-soybean-oil-and-lower-us-biofuel-mandate-markets.md) | +1.7% | +10.0% |
| SBO | 2022-12-02 | [Soybeans Slide After EPA's Smaller Than Anticipated Proposal Slams Soyoil (NYSEARCA:SOYB) -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9756-soybeans-slide-after-epa-s-smaller-than-anticipated-proposal-slams-soyoil.md) | -5.8% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2026-10-15 | [Soybean oil prices fall amid new US biofuel proposals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/510-soybean-oil-prices-fall-amid-new-us-biofuel-proposals.md) | -1.4% | — |
| SOY | 2026-10-14 | [CBOT soybean oil futures plunge as EPA biofuel proposal weighs on the market \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/502-cbot-soybean-oil-futures-plunge-as-epa-biofuel-proposal-weighs-on-the-market-s.md) | -2.3% | — |
| SOY | 2018-06-26 | [Soybeans continue lower trend - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8586-soybeans-continue-lower-trend-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.0% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L6N3V40UK:0-cbot-soybeans-end-lower-soyoil-sags-on-us-epa-biofuel-proposal/

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