# EIA: US biodiesel production still increasing despite expiration of tax credit

> The EIA reports that US biodiesel production through the first nine months of 2017 was slightly above 2016 levels despite the expiration of the federal blender's tax credit at the end of 2016. Imports from Argentina and Indonesia have grown since 2014, and recent US Commerce Department import policy changes may support domestic output.

- Date: 2017-12-01 · published 2017-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67361-eia-us-biodiesel-production-still-increasing-despite-expiration-of-tax-credit
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Steady US biodiesel output supports soybean oil and vegetable oil demand, while import restrictions on Argentine and Indonesian biodiesel could shift feedstock flows.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-09 | [Biodiesel leaders push for producer’s tax credit, cite jobs and economic benefits - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71865-biodiesel-leaders-push-for-producer-s-tax-credit-cite-jobs-and-economic.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2019-03-06 | [768 million pounds of soybean oil went to biodiesel in December - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60179-768-million-pounds-of-soybean-oil-went-to-biodiesel-in-december-mckeany-flavell.md) | -1.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2017-07-17 | [EPA proposal on biodiesel regulations draws concerns from Nebraska, Iowa ethanol producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69852-epa-proposal-on-biodiesel-regulations-draws-concerns-from-nebraska-iowa-ethanol.md) | +2.4% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [EU Regulation on deforestation-free products: What comes next for importers / exporters of agricultural commodities? \| BLOMSTEIN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36440-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-what-comes-next-for-importers.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2025-06-13 | [EPA's RFS Proposal on Biodiesel Sparks Jump in Soybean Futures Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24298-epa-s-rfs-proposal-on-biodiesel-sparks-jump-in-soybean-futures-prices.md) | -0.8% | -3.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-12-26 | [Indonesia to continue subsidizing biodiesel despite slashing palm oil export levy  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61470-indonesia-to-continue-subsidizing-biodiesel-despite-slashing-palm-oil-export.md) | +5.0% | +7.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-05-03 | [Indonesia’s Biodiesel Exports Could Decline In 2019 Under EU Regulations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58960-indonesia-s-biodiesel-exports-could-decline-in-2019-under-eu-regulations.md) | -1.4% | -0.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-09-14 | [EU mulling rules to stop import of ‘deforestation’ products – EUobserver](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45098-eu-mulling-rules-to-stop-import-of-deforestation-products-euobserver.md) | -0.8% | +12.8% |

## Sources

- dc59742088.nxcli.net: https://dc59742088.nxcli.net/2017/12/u-s-ethanol-and-distillers-grains-exports-up-in-october-shipments-to-brazil-down-sharply/
- web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com: http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2017/12/eia-us-biodiesel-production-still-increasing-despite-expiration-of-tax-credit/

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