# Dramatic expansion in renewable diesel production could pose challenge to some biodiesel producers | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Oil refiners including Chevron, Love's, Marathon and Phillips 66 have announced plans for renewable diesel plants, which could lift US capacity from about 600 million gallons per year in 2020 to 5.1 billion. Biodiesel producers, who rely on similar soy-based feedstocks in smaller plants, may face competition.

- Date: 2021-10-27 · published 2021-10-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44391-dramatic-expansion-in-renewable-diesel-production-could-pose-challenge-to-some
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Large renewable diesel buildout would pull significant soybean oil and other fats into fuel use, supporting oilseed demand and oil prices while crushing expansion adds meal supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-12-07 | [Renewable diesel boom fueling soybean crushing expansion \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15347-renewable-diesel-boom-fueling-soybean-crushing-expansion-agri-pulse.md) | -1.4% | -5.2% |
| SBO | 2022-04-20 | [EPA proposes canola oil RFS pathway for renewable diesel, SAF \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15402-epa-proposes-canola-oil-rfs-pathway-for-renewable-diesel-saf-agri-pulse.md) | +1.3% | -1.8% |
| SBO | 2021-09-01 | [US soy: Renewable diesel not a food-versus-fuel issue \| 2021-08-31  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44937-us-soy-renewable-diesel-not-a-food-versus-fuel-issue-2021-08-31-agri-pulse.md) | -1.4% | +0.3% |
| SBO | 2025-04-02 | [Oil, biofuel coalition presents unified RFS request to EPA  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15128-oil-biofuel-coalition-presents-unified-rfs-request-to-epa-agri-pulse.md) | -1.6% | +5.1% |
| SBO | 2017-05-03 | [Biodiesel industry in full-court press for industry growth \| 2017-05-02 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70871-biodiesel-industry-in-full-court-press-for-industry-growth-2017-05-02-agri.md) | +0.9% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2022-12-07 | [Renewable diesel boom fueling soybean crushing expansion \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15347-renewable-diesel-boom-fueling-soybean-crushing-expansion-agri-pulse.md) | +1.7% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2021-09-01 | [US soy: Renewable diesel not a food-versus-fuel issue \| 2021-08-31  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44937-us-soy-renewable-diesel-not-a-food-versus-fuel-issue-2021-08-31-agri-pulse.md) | -2.2% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2025-04-02 | [Oil, biofuel coalition presents unified RFS request to EPA  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15128-oil-biofuel-coalition-presents-unified-rfs-request-to-epa-agri-pulse.md) | -4.0% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/16684-dramatic-expansion-in-renewable-diesel-production-could-pose-challenge-to-some-biodiesel-producers

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