# Soybean Oil Prices Plummet After Brazil Reduces Biodiesel Blend In Diesel - CPG Click Oil and Gas

> Soybean oil prices fell sharply after Brazil temporarily cut its biodiesel blend in diesel from 13% to 10% to limit fuel price increases. Palm oil also declined in Malaysia, and the article points to Chinese demand and tight US stocks as the backdrop.

- Date: 2021-04-19 · published 2021-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47670-soybean-oil-prices-plummet-after-brazil-reduces-biodiesel-blend-in-diesel-cpg
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower mandated biodiesel use in Brazil reduces vegetable oil demand from the largest soybean planter, pressuring soyoil and palm oil prices; a return of acres to exports could also weigh on meal and soy.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2023-11-27 | [Soybean oil prices fall 4% amid possible reduction in demand from the biodiesel industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33251-soybean-oil-prices-fall-4-amid-possible-reduction-in-demand-from-the-biodiesel.md) | -0.2% | -4.1% |
| SBO | 2026-10-01 | [Rising biodiesel imports cap US soybean oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17543-rising-biodiesel-imports-cap-us-soybean-oil-prices.md) | +1.8% | +3.3% |
| SBO | 2023-06-21 | [EPA Biodiesel Blending Mandate Causes Soybean Oil Futures Price Drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15303-epa-biodiesel-blending-mandate-causes-soybean-oil-futures-price-drop.md) | -0.5% | +5.8% |
| SBO | 2026-06-01 | [Brazil Sends Cheap Soy Oil Abroad as Biodiesel Plan Stalls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19355-brazil-sends-cheap-soy-oil-abroad-as-biodiesel-plan-stalls.md) | -2.0% | -6.1% |
| SBO | 2024-05-01 | [New system of subsidies for biodiesel production in the US has brought down soybean oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30343-new-system-of-subsidies-for-biodiesel-production-in-the-us-has-brought-down.md) | +2.5% | +8.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-11-27 | [Soybean oil prices fall 4% amid possible reduction in demand from the biodiesel industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33251-soybean-oil-prices-fall-4-amid-possible-reduction-in-demand-from-the-biodiesel.md) | +1.0% | -2.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-04 | [Edible Oil Prices in 2025: Palm Oil Drops, Check Latest Mustard and Soybean Oil Rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26620-edible-oil-prices-in-2025-palm-oil-drops-check-latest-mustard-and-soybean-oil.md) | +0.3% | +0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-12-06 | [Soybean oil prices fall amid shrinking prospects for US biodiesel consumption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38342-soybean-oil-prices-fall-amid-shrinking-prospects-for-us-biodiesel-consumption.md) | -4.6% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br: https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/preco-do-oleo-de-soja-despenca-apos-brasil-reduzir-mistura-de-biodiesel-no-diesel/

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