# A new mandate to increase domestic crush means more soybeans will be needed.

> Brazil is raising its biodiesel blend to 11% (B11) after March 2019 and plans to reach 15% by 2023 under a mandatory policy adding 1 percentage point per year. ABIOVE estimates the change adds about 600,000 metric tons of biodiesel demand next year, requiring roughly 3.3 million metric tons more soybean crush.

- Date: 2019-02-01 · published 2019-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Brazil · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60470-a-new-mandate-to-increase-domestic-crush-means-more-soybeans-will-be-needed
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Brazilian biodiesel mandates lift domestic soybean oil demand and crush, supporting soybean oil and soybean meal prices while reducing oil availability for export.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2018-11-27 | [New Brazil Biodiesel Mandate Will Consume More Soybeans Domestically](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61904-new-brazil-biodiesel-mandate-will-consume-more-soybeans-domestically.md) | +5.0% | +1.5% |
| SBO | 2025-08-14 | [Increased domestic soybean oil demand comes with challenges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15095-increased-domestic-soybean-oil-demand-comes-with-challenges.md) | -3.9% | -3.7% |
| SBO | 2023-02-19 | [B35 to Spur 2 Million-Ton Increase in Domestic Palm Oil Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15752-b35-to-spur-2-million-ton-increase-in-domestic-palm-oil-demand.md) | +0.5% | -6.2% |
| SBO | 2023-02-24 | [Renewable diesel facilities will need a billion bushels of soybeans to meet needs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15336-renewable-diesel-facilities-will-need-a-billion-bushels-of-soybeans-to-meet.md) | -1.4% | -9.6% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2018-11-27 | [New Brazil Biodiesel Mandate Will Consume More Soybeans Domestically](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61904-new-brazil-biodiesel-mandate-will-consume-more-soybeans-domestically.md) | +5.0% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2025-08-14 | [Increased domestic soybean oil demand comes with challenges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15095-increased-domestic-soybean-oil-demand-comes-with-challenges.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2023-02-24 | [Renewable diesel facilities will need a billion bushels of soybeans to meet needs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15336-renewable-diesel-facilities-will-need-a-billion-bushels-of-soybeans-to-meet.md) | -0.9% | -7.5% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2019/02/01/new-mandate-increase-domestic-crush

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