# Passage of Washington low-carbon fuel standards law will have impact on soybean oil demand - Brownfield Ag News

> Brownfield reports that Washington State passed a low-carbon fuel standard aligned with California, Oregon and British Columbia. The National Biodiesel Board expects West Coast biodiesel and renewable diesel demand to double to 2.5 billion gallons in five years.

- Date: 2021-04-28 · published 2021-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47459-passage-of-washington-low-carbon-fuel-standards-law-will-have-impact-on-soybean
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

New West Coast low-carbon fuel mandates expand demand for soybean oil as the preferred feedstock, supporting soybean oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2021-09-28 | [Soy oil demand driven by CA low carbon fuel standard - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45151-soy-oil-demand-driven-by-ca-low-carbon-fuel-standard-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.7% | +8.1% |
| 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 | 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 | 2021-06-09 | [Will Biodiesel Demand Lead to a Paradigm Shift in Soybean Oil? \| news.cqg.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46442-will-biodiesel-demand-lead-to-a-paradigm-shift-in-soybean-oil-news-cqg-com.md) | -8.6% | -13.5% |
| SBO | 2025-05-13 | [Biofuels policy changes can affect soybean prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15121-biofuels-policy-changes-can-affect-soybean-prices-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.6% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/passage-of-washington-low-carbon-fuel-standards-law-will-have-impact-on-soybean-oil-demand/

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