# Biodiesel industry in full-court press for industry growth | 2017-05-02 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> The National Biodiesel Board is pushing for higher federal volume mandates, anti-dumping duties on Argentine and Indonesian biodiesel, and a switch to a producer's tax credit. The group says these changes depend on Congress and the President passing tax reform.

- Date: 2017-05-03 · published 2017-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70871-biodiesel-industry-in-full-court-press-for-industry-growth-2017-05-02-agri
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Anti-dumping duties and a producer's credit would cut subsidized biodiesel imports and lift domestic soybean oil demand. Outcomes depend on legislative action, so the price effect is currently speculative.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

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| SBO | 2020-01-27 | [Existing feedstocks critical for doubling biodiesel use by 2030 \| 2020-01-27  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55174-existing-feedstocks-critical-for-doubling-biodiesel-use-by-2030-2020-01-27-agri.md) | -6.5% | -7.9% |
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| SBO | 2022-04-20 | [EPA proposes canola oil RFS pathway for renewable diesel, SAF \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15402-epa-proposes-canola-oil-rfs-pathway-for-renewable-diesel-saf-agri-pulse.md) | +1.3% | -1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-01-04 | [2025 Positions Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel for Success in 2026 - Clean Fuels Alliance America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15058-2025-positions-biodiesel-renewable-diesel-for-success-in-2026-clean-fuels.md) | +0.9% | +9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-03 | [Indonesia signs 15.6 mln kilolitres biodiesel allocation for 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5052-indonesia-signs-15-6-mln-kilolitres-biodiesel-allocation-for-2025.md) | -0.9% | +0.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-05-19 | [Slick operator: Indonesian cooking oil probe may spread to biodiesel industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15821-slick-operator-indonesian-cooking-oil-probe-may-spread-to-biodiesel-industry.md) | +1.4% | -7.4% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/9205-biodiesel-industry-in-full-court-press-for-industry-growth

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