# EIA: Ethanol and Renewable Diesel Capacity Unchanged in August, Biodiesel Capacity Falls

> The US Energy Information Administration reported that ethanol and renewable diesel production capacity was unchanged in August, while biodiesel capacity declined. The article provides no further detail in the available text.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T03:11:55.405Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76939-eia-ethanol-and-renewable-diesel-capacity-unchanged-in-august-biodiesel
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Lower biodiesel capacity reduces potential demand for soybean oil and other feedstocks, though the change is small and the effect on prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-15 | [The Andersons report improved ethanol margins  \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65027-the-andersons-report-improved-ethanol-margins-biodiesel-magazine.md) | +2.0% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-09-30 | [US renewable diesel production capacity posts largest monthly decline on record \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15182-us-renewable-diesel-production-capacity-posts-largest-monthly-decline-on-record.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2022-10-05 | [Global Sales of U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Lose Momentum in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39120-global-sales-of-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-lose-momentum-in-august.md) | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2020-06-18 | [Excess Capacity, Export Competition Will Force U.S. Ethanol Industry to Transform \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52622-excess-capacity-export-competition-will-force-u-s-ethanol-industry-to-transform.md) | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2018-02-19 | [USDA releases 10-year forecasts for ethanol, biodiesel production - Governors' Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66362-usda-releases-10-year-forecasts-for-ethanol-biodiesel-production-governors.md) | -0.1% | +4.4% |
| SBO | 2024-10-01 | [Ethanol Capacity Expands in July, Renewable Diesel Capacity Contracts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15178-ethanol-capacity-expands-in-july-renewable-diesel-capacity-contracts.md) | +1.5% | +2.7% |
| SBO | 2024-09-30 | [US renewable diesel production capacity posts largest monthly decline on record \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15182-us-renewable-diesel-production-capacity-posts-largest-monthly-decline-on-record.md) | +0.5% | +2.2% |
| SBO | 2025-04-02 | [EIA Reports Modest Growth In U.S. Biofuels Capacity For January - Dailyoilfutures.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15132-eia-reports-modest-growth-in-u-s-biofuels-capacity-for-january-dailyoilfutures.md) | -1.6% | +5.1% |

## Sources

- biodieselmagazine.com: https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/eia-ethanol-and-renewable-diesel-capacity-unchanged-in-august-biodiesel-capacity-falls
- biomassmagazine.com: https://biomassmagazine.com/articles/eia-ethanol-and-renewable-diesel-capacity-unchanged-in-august-biodiesel-capacity-falls

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