# Biofuel Feedstock Overview | O&E Online

> An overview of the US biodiesel and renewable diesel market reports that 2.65 billion gallons were purchased in 2017, up from 450 million in 2007. It breaks down the EPA-approved feedstocks and notes that soybean oil supplies about 46% of biomass-based diesel.

- Date: 2018-12-19 · published 2018-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61460-biofuel-feedstock-overview-o-and-e-online
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Soybean oil's large share of biomass-based diesel feedstock links its price to biofuel mandates and demand, which is useful context for feed buyers tracking soybean meal supply from crushing.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2021-05-10 | [Global Feedstock Volatility Intensifies for Biofuels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47165-global-feedstock-volatility-intensifies-for-biofuels.md) | +1.8% | +2.2% |
| SBO | 2026-10-20 | [U.S. Biofuel RIN Gap Keeps a Bid Under Soybean Oil Feedstock Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14989-u-s-biofuel-rin-gap-keeps-a-bid-under-soybean-oil-feedstock-demand.md) | +0.2% | — |
| SBO | 2026-08-27 | [Biofuel Plants Near Capacity As Feedstock Demand Grows - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15001-biofuel-plants-near-capacity-as-feedstock-demand-grows-rfd.md) | +8.0% | +1.3% |
| SBO | 2026-02-05 | [Stronger Support For Domestic Feedstocks in Biofuels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15049-stronger-support-for-domestic-feedstocks-in-biofuels.md) | +1.5% | +10.8% |
| SBO | 2021-08-17 | [Renewable fuel companies edge out some refiners on feedstock](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11368-renewable-fuel-companies-edge-out-some-refiners-on-feedstock.md) | -8.0% | -11.7% |

## Sources

- oilandenergyonline.com: https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/biofuel-feedstock-overview/

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