Market Update
Bountiful Soybean Harvest Ready to Meet Surging Oil Demand
The latest projection released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) promises a plentiful supply of soybeans through 2018 and projections show crops breaking…
USDA Sees Record Demand For Soybean Oil As Biodiesel Feedstock
In late October, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decided not to move forward with reducing the biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuel requirements after the…
Price Volatility Returns To The Soybean Complex
On April 4, 2018, soybean futures quotes suffered a highly volatile day upon China’s announcement of import tariffs on U.S. soybeans. Soybean futures dropped over…
Potential Impact Of China’s Retaliatory Soybean Tariff On The Soybean Oil Market
To some extent, soybean oil is a residual commodity, secondary to soybean meal, in driving processing rates and influencing complex prices. Crush rates are driven…
Stakeholders React To EPA Biodiesel Program
The October 2017 update focused on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) notification of reducing the biomass-based diesel and on the advanced biofuel volume requirements under…
Refined Soybean Oil Prices Chart A Separate Course From Crude Soybean Oil Futures
As the trade dispute with China accelerates, and a very good and slightly early 2018 soybean crop has become virtually assured, both soybeans and crude…