# US soy: Renewable diesel not a food-versus-fuel issue | 2021-08-31  | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> US renewable diesel producers made about 410 million gallons in the first seven months of 2021, on track to exceed 2020 output. Growth is driven by California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard and similar state programs that create credits for soy-based fuel.

- Date: 2021-09-01 · published 2021-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44937-us-soy-renewable-diesel-not-a-food-versus-fuel-issue-2021-08-31-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Rising renewable diesel output increases competition for soybean oil feedstock, which supports soybean oil prices and crush demand.

## Read by commodity

- 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 | 2021-10-27 | [Dramatic expansion in renewable diesel production could pose challenge to some biodiesel producers \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44391-dramatic-expansion-in-renewable-diesel-production-could-pose-challenge-to-some.md) | -1.6% | -4.9% |
| 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% |
| SBO | 2020-01-27 | [Existing feedstocks critical for doubling biodiesel use by 2030 \| 2020-01-27  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55174-existing-feedstocks-critical-for-doubling-biodiesel-use-by-2030-2020-01-27-agri.md) | -6.5% | -7.9% |
| 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 | 2021-10-27 | [Dramatic expansion in renewable diesel production could pose challenge to some biodiesel producers \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44391-dramatic-expansion-in-renewable-diesel-production-could-pose-challenge-to-some.md) | +0.5% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2026-06-03 | [All signs point to China sticking with US soy deal, Vaden says \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14573-all-signs-point-to-china-sticking-with-us-soy-deal-vaden-says-agri-pulse.md) | -4.4% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/16386-us-soy-renewable-diesel-not-a-food-versus-fuel-issue

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