# Renewable Fuels Demand Stimulates Hedging Opportunities

> A CME Group article describes European renewable fuel mandates under RED and RED II, which raise road transport blending targets to 14% from 2021. It notes growing trading volumes in European biodiesel futures, with 125,000 lots traded year to date through August 2020.

- Date: 2020-09-14 · published 2020-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50995-renewable-fuels-demand-stimulates-hedging-opportunities
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher European blending mandates support demand for vegetable oil-based biodiesel feedstocks, which can pull on global vegetable oil prices. The effect on US soybean oil is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-06-26 | [EPA Biofuel Rule Boosts Soybean Oil Demand Through Higher Renewable Fuel Blending Mandates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15018-epa-biofuel-rule-boosts-soybean-oil-demand-through-higher-renewable-fuel.md) | -2.8% | +5.7% |
| SBO | 2021-11-12 | [Fuel the Crush: Renewable Diesel Pumps Up Soybean Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15432-fuel-the-crush-renewable-diesel-pumps-up-soybean-demand.md) | -0.4% | -5.6% |
| SBO | 2026-08-26 | [Tight RIN Supplies Could Support Renewable Diesel Demand - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15004-tight-rin-supplies-could-support-renewable-diesel-demand-rfd-tv.md) | +9.0% | +1.1% |
| SBO | 2022-11-10 | [CHS sees 'bullish' demand in soybean oil, citing renewable diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38751-chs-sees-bullish-demand-in-soybean-oil-citing-renewable-diesel.md) | -1.8% | -13.0% |
| SBO | 2022-03-18 | [Increasing soybean oil demand presents new opportunities for American soybean farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15410-increasing-soybean-oil-demand-presents-new-opportunities-for-american-soybean.md) | -0.5% | +261.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-03-22 | [EU's deforestation regulation: challenges and opportunities for food companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36902-eu-s-deforestation-regulation-challenges-and-opportunities-for-food-companies.md) | -0.9% | -3.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2016-12-05 | [Higher renewable fuels standard supports oils - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73343-higher-renewable-fuels-standard-supports-oils-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture.md) | +0.8% | +1.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-06-02 | [Strong demand supports prices for vegetable oils at a high level](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6049-strong-demand-supports-prices-for-vegetable-oils-at-a-high-level.md) | +3.9% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- cmegroup.com: https://www.cmegroup.com/education/articles-and-reports/renewable-fuels-demand-stimulates-hedging-opportunities

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