# Stronger biodiesel market prompts Chevron to restart Iowa plant

> Chevron is restarting its Ralston, Iowa biodiesel plant, which it shut in 2024, under a feedstock agreement with the farmer-owned co-op Landus. The restart follows the Trump EPA's record Renewable Fuel Standard blending levels, which have lifted biofuel demand. Industry groups and lawmakers are also debating RFS changes.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T12:08:18.861Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97637-stronger-biodiesel-market-prompts-chevron-to-restart-iowa-plant
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Restored biodiesel capacity adds demand for soybean oil and soybeans, supporting crush margins and soybean oil prices. Ongoing debate over blending rules is a policy risk that could weaken that demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2020-03-19 | [Why biodiesel is important to Iowa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54001-why-biodiesel-is-important-to-iowa.md) | +6.4% | +5.0% |
| SBO | 2024-08-26 | [Palm oil climbs to one-month high on Indonesia’s tax, biodiesel plans - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15630-palm-oil-climbs-to-one-month-high-on-indonesia-s-tax-biodiesel-plans-markets.md) | +3.3% | +1.0% |
| SBO | 2019-01-10 | [Iowa produces record amount of biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60967-iowa-produces-record-amount-of-biodiesel.md) | -0.3% | +8.8% |
| SBO | 2017-01-06 | [Iowa biodiesel production smashes record in 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72883-iowa-biodiesel-production-smashes-record-in-2016.md) | +2.4% | -3.3% |
| SBO | 2022-02-01 | [Senators call on EPA to set strong RFS RVOs, deny pending SREs  \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15415-senators-call-on-epa-to-set-strong-rfs-rvos-deny-pending-sres-biodiesel-magazine.md) | +1.1% | +8.8% |
| SOY | 2019-01-10 | [Iowa produces record amount of biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60967-iowa-produces-record-amount-of-biodiesel.md) | -1.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2018-09-25 | [NBB, ASA Ask President Trump to Support Biodiesel Producers, Soy Farmers - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62922-nbb-asa-ask-president-trump-to-support-biodiesel-producers-soy-farmers-fuels.md) | +2.0% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2024-01-11 | [Increasing biodiesel production impacting soybean markets – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15243-increasing-biodiesel-production-impacting-soybean-markets-agrinews.md) | -1.2% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25503-stronger-biodiesel-market-prompts-chevron-to-restart-iowa-plant

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