US biodiesel production rose for the fourth straight month in April to its highest since December 2024, while renewable diesel output also grew, according to the latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) RIN generation data.
April biodiesel production was 102,457 b/d, up by 15 pc from March and 28pc higher than April 2025.
Renewable diesel production in April was reported at 151,214 b/d, up by 20pc from March and down by 2.2pc from April 2025.
The industry is poised to continue increasing biodiesel output, with the US Department of Agriculture forecasting higher soybean oil use for biofuels earlier this month in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. Biofuel mandates finalized in March by the EPA call for record-high biofuel blending with conventional motor fuel in the US, a bullish demand signal to biodiesel producers that is driving output higher.
Some market participants appear to be turning to the global market in order to secure biodiesel for the first time in roughly a year. The tanker Eva Tokyo departed Europe last week laden with 144,559 bl of biodiesel, most of which was loaded at ADM Hamburg, according to vessel-tracking firm Kpler. The vessel is scheduled to discharge in Savannah, Georgia, on 1 June.
