# Biofuel Bunker Snapshot: Lower feedstock costs weigh on Rotterdam’s B30-VLSFO price

> Rotterdam's B30-VLSFO biofuel bunker price fell $36/mt over the past week while conventional VLSFO rose $23/mt, narrowing the biofuel premium to $96/mt. ARA UCOME and POMEME feedstock barge prices each dropped $57/mt to $1,625/mt and $1,695/mt.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T23:39:56.132Z
- Category: market · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74236-biofuel-bunker-snapshot-lower-feedstock-costs-weigh-on-rotterdam-s-b30-vlsfo
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Lower biodiesel feedstock costs point to softer demand for palm and soy oil used in biofuel blending, which weighs on vegetable oil prices, while the narrower premium reduces the incentive for biofuel bunker blending.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- hellenicshippingnews.com: https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/biofuel-bunker-snapshot-lower-feedstock-costs-weigh-on-rotterdams-b30-vlsfo-price/
- worldports.org: https://www.worldports.org/biofuel-bunker-snapshot-lower-feedstock-costs-weigh-on-rotterdams-b30-vlsfo-price/

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