# The Future of Biofuels

> At the NACS FUELS2019 conference, researcher Tristan Brown presented preliminary findings on biodiesel markets. He noted that biodiesel production has quadrupled since 2009 and that slightly more than half of feedstock comes from soybean oil, while distribution is constrained by trucking.

- Date: 2019-05-24 · published 2019-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58974-the-future-of-biofuels
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Growth in biodiesel output supports soybean oil demand, but the logistics gap between production and consumption limits how far that demand can expand. The remarks are a general outlook rather than a new price driver.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-01-02 | [A Glimpse into the Unknown Future of US Biofuels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15153-a-glimpse-into-the-unknown-future-of-us-biofuels.md) | -0.6% | +10.7% |
| SBO | 2022-03-02 | [Fuel for the Future \| ASTM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15409-fuel-for-the-future-astm.md) | +1.5% | -5.7% |
| SBO | 2023-12-21 | [What could be slowing the growth of biofuels?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15251-what-could-be-slowing-the-growth-of-biofuels.md) | -2.6% | -3.6% |
| SBO | 2018-05-18 | [Who is paying for the biofuels mandate?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64924-who-is-paying-for-the-biofuels-mandate.md) | +2.5% | -4.7% |
| SBO | 2016-11-24 | [Soybean oil futures rose by 7% due to high biofuel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6691-soybean-oil-futures-rose-by-7-due-to-high-biofuel.md) | +2.1% | -5.6% |
| SOY | 2022-03-02 | [Fuel for the Future \| ASTM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15409-fuel-for-the-future-astm.md) | -0.1% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2020-08-24 | [What's the future of farm policy?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51608-what-s-the-future-of-farm-policy.md) | +5.5% | +13.5% |
| SOY | 2018-05-18 | [Who is paying for the biofuels mandate?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64924-who-is-paying-for-the-biofuels-mandate.md) | +4.1% | -9.0% |

## Sources

- theautochannel.com: https://www.theautochannel.com/news/2019/05/24/665702-future-biofuels.html

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