# Global Feedstock Volatility Intensifies for Biofuels

> CME Group commentary says biofuel demand growth, driven by EU RED II mandates, is tightening feedstocks such as soybean oil and waste oils. Biodiesel and HVO producers are competing for limited supplies, and US soybean oil prices have risen sharply.

- Date: 2021-05-10 · published 2021-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47165-global-feedstock-volatility-intensifies-for-biofuels
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Competition for vegetable oil feedstocks supports soybean oil and other vegetable oil prices, which in turn lifts the value of meal-oil crush economics. Feed buyers face higher fat and oil costs.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-12-23 | [COMMODITIES 2025: Biofuel policies seen boosting POME to top of feedstock price charts \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27042-commodities-2025-biofuel-policies-seen-boosting-pome-to-top-of-feedstock-price.md) | +1.0% | -9.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-04-19 | [Biofuels Expansion Driving Global Veg Oil Market \| Radio 570 WNAX](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47669-biofuels-expansion-driving-global-veg-oil-market-radio-570-wnax.md) | +2.2% | +14.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-26 | [Biofuel feedstocks supply and demand - two key challenges - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15399-biofuel-feedstocks-supply-and-demand-two-key-challenges-fastmarkets.md) | +10.6% | -0.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-04-14 | [Malaysia to tap idle biodiesel capacity to cushion fuel price shocks \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15477-malaysia-to-tap-idle-biodiesel-capacity-to-cushion-fuel-price-shocks-s-and-p.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-11-03 | [Shifting Biofuel Demand Reshapes Global Oil Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22041-shifting-biofuel-demand-reshapes-global-oil-markets.md) | -6.2% | -5.7% |
| SBO | 2026-02-05 | [Stronger Support For Domestic Feedstocks in Biofuels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15049-stronger-support-for-domestic-feedstocks-in-biofuels.md) | +1.5% | +10.8% |
| SBO | 2026-10-27 | [Growing US biofuel production intensifies competition for soybean oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17179-growing-us-biofuel-production-intensifies-competition-for-soybean-oil.md) | -0.5% | — |
| SBO | 2018-12-19 | [Biofuel Feedstock Overview \| O&E Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61460-biofuel-feedstock-overview-o-and-e-online.md) | -3.7% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- cmegroup.com: https://www.cmegroup.com/education/articles-and-reports/global-feedstock-volatility-intensifies-for-biofuels

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