# Field to Freight: John Deere Connects Farm Production With Renewable Diesel Alternatives

> John Deere launched a six-month Field to Freight demonstration using five semi-trucks converted to run on 100% biodiesel (B100) with an Optimus Technologies upgrade kit. The trucks will deliver parts and equipment from the Milan, Illinois distribution center, with Penske, CPC Logistics and Chevron as partners.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T21:08:11.046Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99927-field-to-freight-john-deere-connects-farm-production-with-renewable-diesel
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A test of B100 in a commercial fleet could add modest, incremental demand for soybean oil and other crop-based feedstocks if the program expands. The effect on prices is small at this pilot scale.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2021-08-11 | [US renewable diesel production faces headwinds from high feedstock costs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45443-us-renewable-diesel-production-faces-headwinds-from-high-feedstock-costs.md) | -2.5% | -10.6% |
| SBO | 2022-09-27 | [Renewable diesel projected to turbo charge biofuel growth \| CoBank \| Cooperative. Connected. Committed.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15368-renewable-diesel-projected-to-turbo-charge-biofuel-growth-cobank-cooperative.md) | +1.2% | +8.7% |
| SBO | 2021-04-21 | [Renewable fuel requirements threaten to play bigger role in diesel price - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47457-renewable-fuel-requirements-threaten-to-play-bigger-role-in-diesel-price.md) | +8.7% | +13.3% |
| SBO | 2021-08-19 | [Marathon Petroleum Corp., ADM Announce Feedstock Partnership to Support Renewable Diesel Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45448-marathon-petroleum-corp-adm-announce-feedstock-partnership-to-support-renewable.md) | -4.3% | -8.1% |
| SBO | 2021-10-27 | [Dramatic expansion in renewable diesel production could pose challenge to some biodiesel producers \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44391-dramatic-expansion-in-renewable-diesel-production-could-pose-challenge-to-some.md) | -1.6% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- rfdtv.com: https://www.rfdtv.com/field-to-freight-john-deere-connects-farm-production-with-renewable-diesel-alternatives

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