# U.S. Biofuel Markets Are in Turmoil Over Imports From China - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com

> Spiking US imports of used cooking oil from China are displacing domestic soybean oil in biofuel production, prompting some agriculture groups to call for higher tariffs. Fuel makers warn that tariffs would restrict low-carbon feedstock supplies.

- Date: 2024-05-17 · published 2024-05-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30345-u-s-biofuel-markets-are-in-turmoil-over-imports-from-china-energy-news-top
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Import competition from cheap Chinese feedstock weakens US soyoil demand, and any tariff action would shift that balance toward domestic soybean oil.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2024-08-28 | [US imports of Chinese used cooking oil set for new record, future uncertain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15193-us-imports-of-chinese-used-cooking-oil-set-for-new-record-future-uncertain.md) | +1.5% | +3.5% |
| SBO | 2024-03-25 | [US tariff ruling could revive biofuel feedstock trade \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31294-us-tariff-ruling-could-revive-biofuel-feedstock-trade-latest-market-news.md) | +0.6% | -4.4% |
| SBO | 2024-02-02 | [Palm falls 1% on India efforts to cut edible oil imports - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31765-palm-falls-1-on-india-efforts-to-cut-edible-oil-imports-markets-business.md) | +2.4% | -1.2% |
| SBO | 2026-06-08 | [Soybean price commentary: Futures fall on US tariffs, bearish derived and external markets - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5195-soybean-price-commentary-futures-fall-on-us-tariffs-bearish-derived-and.md) | -1.2% | -3.0% |
| SBO | 2019-05-24 | [MARKET WATCH: Oil prices tumble after US-China news \| Oil & Gas Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9796-market-watch-oil-prices-tumble-after-us-china-news-oil-and-gas-journal.md) | +3.0% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- energynow.com: https://energynow.com/2024/05/u-s-biofuel-markets-are-in-turmoil-over-imports-from-china/

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