# Commerce Department Imposes Preliminary Antidumping Determination on Biodiesel Imports - American Soybean Association

> The U.S. Commerce Department issued a preliminary antidumping determination on biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia, with cash deposit rates of 50.71 to 70.05 percent. The duties follow an August preliminary countervailing determination on subsidies.

- Date: 2017-10-26 · published 2017-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68545-commerce-department-imposes-preliminary-antidumping-determination-on-biodiesel
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher duties on imported biodiesel support domestic biodiesel demand and soybean oil usage, which supports soyoil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2017-06-02 | [Soybean oil price set to rise in 2018 due to US biodiesel anti-dumping policy - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70358-soybean-oil-price-set-to-rise-in-2018-due-to-us-biodiesel-anti-dumping-policy.md) | +1.9% | +3.7% |
| SBO | 2017-08-28 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Biodiesel From the Republic of Indonesia: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69314-federal-register-biodiesel-from-the-republic-of-indonesia-preliminary.md) | +2.0% | -2.4% |
| SBO | 2017-10-31 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Biodiesel From Indonesia: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68331-federal-register-biodiesel-from-indonesia-preliminary-affirmative-determination.md) | +0.1% | -2.0% |
| SBO | 2018-01-29 | [WTO Rules in Favor of Indonesia on EU's Biodiesel Anti-Dumping Duties \| Indonesia Investments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66874-wto-rules-in-favor-of-indonesia-on-eu-s-biodiesel-anti-dumping-duties-indonesia.md) | -0.9% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2017-10-25 | [Indonesia to Challenge U.S Antidumping Duty on Biodiesel - The Insiders Stories](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68339-indonesia-to-challenge-u-s-antidumping-duty-on-biodiesel-the-insiders-stories.md) | +1.2% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2026-07-17 | [Argentina’s soybean industry becomes increasingly dependent on imports from Paraguay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13784-argentina-s-soybean-industry-becomes-increasingly-dependent-on-imports-from.md) | +3.6% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2020-12-03 | [Economist’s Angle: The Outlook for Growth in Chinese Soybean Demand - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49647-economist-s-angle-the-outlook-for-growth-in-chinese-soybean-demand-american.md) | +0.5% | +14.1% |
| SOY | 2022-04-25 | [China trade: imports of US soybeans rise as Ukraine war, South America drought limit sources \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14940-china-trade-imports-of-us-soybeans-rise-as-ukraine-war-south-america-drought.md) | -0.5% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- soygrowers.com: https://soygrowers.com/news-releases/commerce-department-imposes-preliminary-antidumping-determination-biodiesel-imports/

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