The U.S. biodiesel industry awaits the final rule on the latest Renewable Fuel Standard proposal, which could trigger an urgent production ramp-up in 2026.
After 2025 saw biodiesel plant shutdowns from tax credit uncertainty, the industry sees recovery ahead with Renewable Fuel Standard volume increases and extended 45Z tax credits.
Markets are closed Monday in the U.S., while analysts are still trying to make sense of where the additional acreage, and additional yield, came from in the 2025 corn crop, as announced in last week's WASDE report.
The U.S. biodiesel industry awaits the final rule on the latest Renewable
Fuel Standard proposal, which could trigger an urgent production ramp-up in
2026.
BBiodiesel Faces 9-Month Sprint on RFS
For the second time in the past four seasons, Idaho wheat farmer Rylee
Reynolds bested all entries in the National Wheat Yield Contest, earning the
title of "Bin Buster" with an entry of irrigated soft white winter wheat that
yielded 228.13 bushels per acre.
7^Irrigated Winter Wheat Winner Profile
After 2025 saw biodiesel plant shutdowns from tax credit uncertainty, the
industry sees recovery ahead with Renewable Fuel Standard volume increases and
extended 45Z tax credits.
BUS Biodiesel Industry Eyes Recovery
Lower Mississippi tributaries saw notable drying from early winter warmth.
4^Ag Weather Forum
Since becoming Agriculture secretary last year, Rollins has made it a
point to engage in battles against what she sees as government overreach
targeting farms and ranches. During the past few months, a fight in the state
of California over a pair of dams has caught her attention.
BRollins Fights Calif. Dam Removal Plan
