# US Biodiesel Demand Bleeds Lower on Exemptions - DTN

> US biodiesel demand is projected to fall because of a series of EPA small refinery exemptions (SREs) that reduce the Renewable Fuel Standard obligation. Scott Irwin estimates the exemptions cut demand by 2.5 billion gallons over 2016-2018 and could exceed 700 million gallons this year. The National Biodiesel Board says retroactive 2017 exemptions cut that year's obligation by over 240 million gallons, with effects continuing through 2019.

- Date: 2019-04-26 · published 2019-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59464-us-biodiesel-demand-bleeds-lower-on-exemptions-dtn
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower mandated biodiesel demand reduces crush-driven demand for soybean oil, which weakens soy oil prices and shifts crush margins toward meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-12-01 | [Soybeans slide lower on biodiesel woes – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9755-soybeans-slide-lower-on-biodiesel-woes-the-seam.md) | -9.7% | -10.5% |
| SBO | 2025-09-19 | [Indonesian government eyes B45 biodiesel as B50 faces delays; B40 demand exceeds projections - Indonesian government eyes B45 biodiesel as B50 faces delays; B40 demand exceeds projections](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15529-indonesian-government-eyes-b45-biodiesel-as-b50-faces-delays-b40-demand-exceeds.md) | -2.9% | -0.8% |
| SBO | 2019-08-09 | [EPA Announces Biofuel and Small Refinery Exemption Priorities \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57447-epa-announces-biofuel-and-small-refinery-exemption-priorities-us-epa.md) | +0.4% | -1.7% |
| SBO | 2025-05-29 | [US biofuel credits plunge on bean oil moves, bio exemption rumors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24780-us-biofuel-credits-plunge-on-bean-oil-moves-bio-exemption-rumors.md) | -4.6% | +3.5% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2022-12-01 | [Soybeans slide lower on biodiesel woes – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9755-soybeans-slide-lower-on-biodiesel-woes-the-seam.md) | +0.2% | +2.7% |
| SOY | 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) | -0.4% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2022-01-04 | [Advanced BioFuels USA – Brazil to No Longer Hold Biodiesel Auctions as of January](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43242-advanced-biofuels-usa-brazil-to-no-longer-hold-biodiesel-auctions-as-of-january.md) | +2.3% | +13.7% |

## Sources

- dtn.com: https://www.dtn.com/biodiesel-demand-lower-on-exemptions/

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