# Many biodiesel plants have paused production - Brownfield Ag News

> StoneX's fats, oils and greases lead says most biodiesel clients have shut down after December 31 when the blenders tax credit lapsed, as margins turned negative by up to 70 cents per gallon. Renewable diesel producers have cut run rates to around 60%, and some soybean crushers are scaling back.

- Date: 2025-01-23 · published 2025-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26611-many-biodiesel-plants-have-paused-production-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Idled biodiesel plants and reduced crush cut soybean oil demand and lift oil stocks, bearish for soybean oil and for meal output from crushing.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/many-biodiesel-plants-have-paused-production/

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