# Soybean Oil Futures Hit Limit Down On RVO Speculation | Bricsgrain

> Soybean oil futures on the CME fell to the 3-cent daily limit on May 15 after unconfirmed reports that the EPA proposed 2026 renewable volume obligations of 4.65 billion gallons, well below the industry's 5.25 billion gallon recommendation. Soybean futures also approached their limit down.

- Date: 2025-05-27 · published 2025-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24779-soybean-oil-futures-hit-limit-down-on-rvo-speculation-bricsgrain
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A biofuel mandate far below expectations reduces expected soybean oil demand from biodiesel, which pressures soybean oil and, through crush economics, soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-07-06 | [Palm oil futures hit limit down in Malaysia as recession fears mount](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4988-palm-oil-futures-hit-limit-down-in-malaysia-as-recession-fears-mount.md) | -0.8% | +0.5% |
| SBO | 2026-09-23 | [Why are soybean oil futures stuck in neutral? \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17542-why-are-soybean-oil-futures-stuck-in-neutral-world-grain.md) | +0.0% | +4.1% |
| SBO | 2025-05-15 | [Soybeans Collapse on Thursday with RVO Rumors and Bean Oil Limit Losses](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24782-soybeans-collapse-on-thursday-with-rvo-rumors-and-bean-oil-limit-losses.md) | -0.8% | -4.5% |
| SBO | 2021-06-12 | [U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop; soyoil limit-down - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6438-u-s-grains-corn-soy-drop-soyoil-limit-down-grainews.md) | -10.4% | -11.7% |
| SBO | 2024-05-01 | [New system of subsidies for biodiesel production in the US has brought down soybean oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30343-new-system-of-subsidies-for-biodiesel-production-in-the-us-has-brought-down.md) | +2.5% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2025-05-15 | [Soybeans Collapse on Thursday with RVO Rumors and Bean Oil Limit Losses](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24782-soybeans-collapse-on-thursday-with-rvo-rumors-and-bean-oil-limit-losses.md) | -0.4% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2021-06-12 | [U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop; soyoil limit-down - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6438-u-s-grains-corn-soy-drop-soyoil-limit-down-grainews.md) | -7.5% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2022-01-05 | [India sets stock limits on soybean meal \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5770-india-sets-stock-limits-on-soybean-meal-world-grain.md) | -0.1% | +12.1% |

## Sources

- bricsgrain.com: https://www.bricsgrain.com/soybean-oil-futures-hit-limit-down-on-rvo-speculation/

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