--- title: Soybean Oil Rides the EPA Wave description: Soybean oil futures surge as EPA's new biodiesel mandates exceed expectations, driving significant market growth. Discover how Datum FS can help you leverage this trend. image: https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E12AQFF4Sw2Cf6_RQ/article-cover_image-shrink_600_2000/B4EZeO1WERHYAQ-/0/1750448038586?e=1755734400&v=beta&t=TYhbk-pliCwfdmMOhooNsb5b260TkIAI8WTVoR041I0 --- [Skip to content](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/soybean-oil-rides-the-epa-wave#main-content) ![Datum Logo Stacked](https://datumfs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Datum%20Logo%20Stacked.png?width=80&height=97&name=Datum%20Logo%20Stacked.png) - [David](https://datumfs.com/team) - [Commodity Sourcing & Risk Management](https://datumfs.com/commodity-research-and-forecasts) - [Resources](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) - [Podcast](https://datumfs.com/commodity-kitchen-podcast) - [Collaboration](https://datumfs.com/datum-advisors-0) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [David](https://datumfs.com/team) - [Commodity Sourcing & Risk Management](https://datumfs.com/commodity-research-and-forecasts) - [Resources](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) - [Podcast](https://datumfs.com/commodity-kitchen-podcast) - [Collaboration](https://datumfs.com/datum-advisors-0) - [Email us](mailto:david@datumfs.com) [Email us](mailto:david@datumfs.com) Jun 20, 2025 4:13:13 PM # Soybean Oil Rides the EPA Wave ![Picture of David Maloni](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/520f8829ce5a723a41ab6a8a3d9604b0) [David Maloni](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/author/david-maloni) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/soybean-oil-rides-the-epa-wave) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/soybean-oil-rides-the-epa-wave) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/soybean-oil-rides-the-epa-wave) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/soybean-oil-rides-the-epa-wave) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/soybean-oil-rides-the-epa-wave) Soybean oil futures have jumped like Mike—we’re talking 1996 NBA Finals kind of elevation. The spark? On June 13, the EPA dropped their Renewable Volume Obligations for biomass-based diesel (which includes soy oil), and the numbers were stronger than market expectations. As shown in the chart above, soybean oil use in biodiesel is up 56%—yes, that’s a Lawrence Taylor-sized leap—from five years ago. 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