# German biodiesel producers cut rates as vegetable oil costs soar: VDB

> German biodiesel producers are cutting run rates or halting reductions entirely as vegetable oil feedstock prices rise sharply. The report comes from Quantum Commodity Intelligence, citing the German industry association VDB.

- Date: 2022-03-28 · published 2022-03-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Germany · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42358-german-biodiesel-producers-cut-rates-as-vegetable-oil-costs-soar-vdb
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced biodiesel output lowers industrial demand for vegetable oils, which offsets some of the cost-push pressure from high feedstock prices and is a bearish signal for soybean oil demand in Europe.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼

## Sources

- qcintel.com: https://www.qcintel.com/article/german-biodiesel-producers-cut-rates-as-vegetable-oil-costs-soar-vdb-5025.html

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