# Biodiesel lives up to 'Better. Cleaner. Now.' mantra - Kansas Soybeans

> The National Biodiesel Board's RISE 2021 virtual conference, held January 18-21, promoted the industry's goal of 6 billion gallons by 2030. Soybean oil supplied about half the biodiesel feedstock base, with roughly 8 billion pounds used in 2019. Leaders said producers beat expectations in 2020 despite the pandemic.

- Date: 2021-02-20 · published 2021-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48510-biodiesel-lives-up-to-better-cleaner-now-mantra-kansas-soybeans
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Industry expectations of rising biodiesel volumes point to steady demand for soybean oil, although this is a long-range target rather than a near-term price driver.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2021-05-11 | [Biodiesel: Better, Cleaner, Now! - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46965-biodiesel-better-cleaner-now-american-soybean-association.md) | +3.4% | +3.7% |
| SBO | 2026-06-30 | [Biodiesel boom drives soybean oil to 4-year high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18887-biodiesel-boom-drives-soybean-oil-to-4-year-high.md) | +1.3% | +1.8% |
| SBO | 2021-11-03 | [Rise of biodiesel leads to jump in cooking oil prices, skyrocketing demand for soybeans \| Here & Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44128-rise-of-biodiesel-leads-to-jump-in-cooking-oil-prices-skyrocketing-demand-for.md) | -4.1% | -8.1% |
| SBO | 2021-03-15 | [Biodiesel Boosts Demand for Iowa Soybeans \| Iowa Soybean](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48002-biodiesel-boosts-demand-for-iowa-soybeans-iowa-soybean.md) | +0.0% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2025-09-26 | [Biofuel Policies Are Likely to Drive Future Demand for U.S. Corn and Soybeans
        
        
        
        - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15086-biofuel-policies-are-likely-to-drive-future-demand-for-u-s-corn-and-soybeans.md) | +0.1% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2024-01-30 | [Renewable biodiesel and soybean prices: What to expect](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15244-renewable-biodiesel-and-soybean-prices-what-to-expect.md) | +0.2% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2020-11-19 | [Brazil approves biodiesel production with imported soybeans - BNamericas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50027-brazil-approves-biodiesel-production-with-imported-soybeans-bnamericas.md) | +0.7% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2022-02-23 | [China to release soybeans, soy oil from central reserves to boost supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8762-china-to-release-soybeans-soy-oil-from-central-reserves-to-boost-supplies.md) | +4.3% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- kansassoybeans.org: https://kansassoybeans.org/2021/02/20/biodiesel-lives-up-to-better-cleaner-now-mantra/

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