# USDA: November WASDE increases estimate for 2025–26 soybean oil use in biofuel production

> USDA’s November WASDE raised its estimate of U.S. soybean oil use for biofuel production in the 2025–26 marketing year. The headline does not specify the size of the increase.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T03:06:25.676Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92772-usda-november-wasde-increases-estimate-for-2025-26-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Higher projected biofuel use implies stronger demand for soybean oil, which could support prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-06-11 | [June WASDE increases estimate for 2025-’26 soybean use in biofuel production  \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15021-june-wasde-increases-estimate-for-2025-26-soybean-use-in-biofuel-production.md) | -2.4% | -1.2% |
| SBO | 2026-09-11 | [USDA: September WASDE increases estimate for 2025-’26 soybean oil use in biofuel \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14998-usda-september-wasde-increases-estimate-for-2025-26-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel.md) | -1.2% | -2.1% |
| SBO | 2024-09-12 | [USDA increases estimates for 2022-’23 and 2023-’24 soybean oil use in biofuel production  \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15188-usda-increases-estimates-for-2022-23-and-2023-24-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel.md) | -0.0% | +3.5% |
| SBO | 2023-11-28 | [USDA increase estimate for 2022-’23 soybean oil use in biofuel \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15262-usda-increase-estimate-for-2022-23-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-biomass-magazine.md) | -1.5% | -4.8% |
| SBO | 2025-02-26 | [USDA predicts soybean oil use in biofuel production will increase in 2025-‘26 \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15143-usda-predicts-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production-will-increase-in-2025-26.md) | -5.7% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- biodieselmagazine.com: https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/usda-november-wasde-increases-estimate-for-2025-26-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production
- biomassmagazine.com: https://biomassmagazine.com/articles/usda-november-wasde-increases-estimate-for-2025-26-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-production
- geopoliticsalpha.com: https://www.geopoliticsalpha.com/news/usda-november-wasde-increases-estimate-for-2025-26-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-pr-659812a5-5106-41cc-9793-b94361bd6346

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