# Soy oil demand driven by CA low carbon fuel standard - Brownfield Ag News

> Strong soybean oil demand is being driven by California's low-carbon fuel standard, which encourages renewable diesel production. USDA economist Seth Meyer and ASA economist Scott Gerlt spoke at the Ag Outlook Forum, noting new plants are pausing as prices rise and that 7 billion gallons of expected capacity is unlikely to materialize.

- Date: 2021-09-28 · published 2021-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45151-soy-oil-demand-driven-by-ca-low-carbon-fuel-standard-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Expected renewable diesel expansion is a key source of soybean oil demand, so slower buildout limits upside while current high prices keep oil supply tight.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2021-04-28 | [Passage of Washington low-carbon fuel standards law will have impact on soybean oil demand - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47459-passage-of-washington-low-carbon-fuel-standards-law-will-have-impact-on-soybean.md) | +1.7% | +3.0% |
| SBO | 2025-07-15 | [Biofuels industry driving soybean oil demand - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15107-biofuels-industry-driving-soybean-oil-demand-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.4% | +0.2% |
| SBO | 2016-11-25 | [Soybean oil could be big winner in new RFS standards - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6692-soybean-oil-could-be-big-winner-in-new-rfs-standards-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.1% | -5.6% |
| SBO | 2026-09-28 | [RVO volumes driving biofuels turnaround - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14996-rvo-volumes-driving-biofuels-turnaround-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.3% | +4.2% |
| SBO | 2026-01-21 | [U.S. biofuel growth could lift soy prices, reduce China dependence - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15059-u-s-biofuel-growth-could-lift-soy-prices-reduce-china-dependence-brownfield-ag.md) | +3.9% | +8.2% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/soy-oil-demand-driven-by-ca-low-carbon-fuel-standard/

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