# John Deere Tests 100% Biodiesel on Midwest Freight Routes

> John Deere launched a six-month "Field-to-Freight" pilot at its Milan, Illinois parts distribution center, putting five Class 8 trucks converted to run on 100% biodiesel (B100) onto regular Midwest parts routes. The B100 is supplied by Chevron's Seneca, Illinois facility and refined from soybean oil and distillers corn oil, with a bulk fuel tank installed at the site.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T00:07:52.175Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98551-john-deere-tests-100-biodiesel-on-midwest-freight-routes
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Distillers Corn Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DCO.md)

## Why it matters

A small private fleet pilot adds modest incremental demand for soybean oil and distillers corn oil used in biofuel, a minor support for those oils rather than a major supply or price shift.

## Read by commodity

- DCO: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2023-05-04 | [Is the biodiesel industry on the ropes?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15312-is-the-biodiesel-industry-on-the-ropes.md) | +0.4% | -8.7% |
| SBO | 2018-07-24 | [France's Avril Raises Biodiesel Output On Higher Oil Prices, Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64125-france-s-avril-raises-biodiesel-output-on-higher-oil-prices-demand.md) | +1.2% | +2.0% |
| SBO | 2023-05-25 | [Groups applaud EPA letter from 3 Midwest governors on need for higher biobased diesel volumes in RFS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15313-groups-applaud-epa-letter-from-3-midwest-governors-on-need-for-higher-biobased.md) | -1.5% | +17.5% |
| SBO | 2022-06-17 | [Availability of Biodiesel - Midwest Production Markets Strained - Mansfield Energy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41033-availability-of-biodiesel-midwest-production-markets-strained-mansfield-energy.md) | -9.1% | -20.0% |
| SBO | 2021-03-15 | [Biodiesel Boosts Demand for Iowa Soybeans \| Iowa Soybean](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48002-biodiesel-boosts-demand-for-iowa-soybeans-iowa-soybean.md) | +0.0% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/machinery/john-deere-tests-100-biodiesel-midwest-freight-routes

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