Oilseeds

A surge in imports of used cooking oil and other feedstocks for renewable diesel production is disrupting the US soybean processing industry, squeezing profit margins and forcing plant slowdowns, according to a report by Bloomberg. The influx of foreign shipments of alternative feedstocks, such as tallow, used cooking oil, and

Paraguay is celebrating a record-breaking soybean harvest of 10.4 million tons, but low water levels in the Paraguay River threaten to slow exports, as reported by Reuters. The key waterway for transporting soybeans is suffering due to drought in central-west Brazil. Shallower waters limit cargo capacity on barges, causing

The rise of renewable diesel (RD) is creating a scramble for feedstock, the raw materials used to produce the fuel. This has major implications for the soybean oil market, according to a recent article by RBN Energy. Soybean oil has traditionally been the king of RD feedstocks, but its dominance