# Biodiesel’s Future is Focus of Conference | Fuel Oil News

> Fuel Oil News reports on the National Biodiesel Conference in San Diego, where a Massachusetts official discussed alternative portfolio credit regulations that allow retailers to earn credits for blending biodiesel. About 30 Massachusetts fuel retailers are registered in the program, mostly selling B20.

- Date: 2019-02-15 · published 2019-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60467-biodiesel-s-future-is-focus-of-conference-fuel-oil-news
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

State-level credit programs add incremental demand for biodiesel and therefore soybean oil, but the effect is small relative to national policy.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-10-18 | [Palm Oil News - B50 Biodiesel Blend Increase Could Press Palm Oil FFB Prices, UI Researcher's Analysis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15524-palm-oil-news-b50-biodiesel-blend-increase-could-press-palm-oil-ffb-prices-ui.md) | +0.2% | -1.4% |
| SBO | 2020-09-22 | [Future of Renewable Diesel Demand Looks Bright \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50992-future-of-renewable-diesel-demand-looks-bright-energy-intelligence.md) | -2.9% | -5.1% |
| SBO | 2021-06-09 | [Will Biodiesel Demand Lead to a Paradigm Shift in Soybean Oil? \| news.cqg.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46442-will-biodiesel-demand-lead-to-a-paradigm-shift-in-soybean-oil-news-cqg-com.md) | -8.6% | -13.5% |
| SBO | 2021-02-05 | [Iowa Farmers Press Importance of Biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48512-iowa-farmers-press-importance-of-biodiesel.md) | +1.4% | +10.6% |
| SBO | 2018-08-07 | [Indonesia bets big on biodiesel to limit costs of oil imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63404-indonesia-bets-big-on-biodiesel-to-limit-costs-of-oil-imports.md) | -0.2% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- fueloilnews.com: https://fueloilnews.com/2019/02/15/biodiesels-future-is-focus-of-conference/

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