# Paris, Beijing decisions complicate soy outlook

> Brazil raised its nationwide biodiesel blend to 10% after the target date was moved up a year. A Brazilian biodiesel producer estimates demand could rise by as much as 344 million gallons this year. The article also says Brazil's Paris Agreement commitments could limit its ability to export whole soybeans to China.

- Date: 2018-04-20 · published 2018-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65402-paris-beijing-decisions-complicate-soy-outlook
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Brazilian biodiesel blending pulls soybean oil demand domestically and reduces crush-based oil availability for export. Any limit on Brazilian whole-bean exports to China would tighten global soybean supply and support prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-07-15 | [Uncertainty Over U.S. Biofuels Policy Muddying Outlook: CoBank - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15010-uncertainty-over-u-s-biofuels-policy-muddying-outlook-cobank-opis-a-dow-jones.md) | -1.3% | -5.0% |
| SBO | 2026-09-02 | [CBOT soybean oil rises 7.2% as EPA reallocation shifts biofuel outlook \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14992-cbot-soybean-oil-rises-7-2-as-epa-reallocation-shifts-biofuel-outlook-s-and-p.md) | -4.0% | -7.2% |
| SBO | 2025-09-03 | [Higher RVOs Create Positive Outlook for Biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15093-higher-rvos-create-positive-outlook-for-biodiesel.md) | -3.2% | -5.7% |
| SBO | 2022-12-07 | [Renewable diesel boom fueling soybean crushing expansion \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15347-renewable-diesel-boom-fueling-soybean-crushing-expansion-agri-pulse.md) | -1.4% | -5.2% |
| SBO | 2023-05-17 | [Malaysia Says Committed to Raising Palm Oil Biodiesel Mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15734-malaysia-says-committed-to-raising-palm-oil-biodiesel-mandate.md) | +1.5% | +14.0% |
| SOY | 2026-07-15 | [Uncertainty Over U.S. Biofuels Policy Muddying Outlook: CoBank - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15010-uncertainty-over-u-s-biofuels-policy-muddying-outlook-cobank-opis-a-dow-jones.md) | +1.0% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2026-09-02 | [CBOT soybean oil rises 7.2% as EPA reallocation shifts biofuel outlook \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14992-cbot-soybean-oil-rises-7-2-as-epa-reallocation-shifts-biofuel-outlook-s-and-p.md) | -0.9% | -1.1% |
| SOY | 2025-09-03 | [Higher RVOs Create Positive Outlook for Biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15093-higher-rvos-create-positive-outlook-for-biodiesel.md) | -1.4% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/soybean/paris-beijing-decisions-complicate-soy-outlook

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.