October 15, 2024
BY Erin Voegele
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Terviva Inc. on Oct. 15 announced its investment from Chevron Renewable Energy Group. Together, the two companies expect to scale Terviva’s pongamia-growing operations and drive greater availability of pongamia as a biofuel feedstock.
Soybean oil use for biobased diesel production reached a near-record high in June, but demand for soybean oil feedstock continues to face headwinds from rising imports of UCO and tallow, according to CoBank.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2024-’25 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Oct. 11. The outlook for soybean oil prices is also unchanged.
U.S. soybean production is expected to reach a record high 4.58 billion bushels, up significantly from last year, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s latest Crop Production report, released Oct. 11.
The IEA on Oct. 9 published its annual Renewables market report, which for the first time includes a chapter focused on renewable fuels that outlines expected growth in liquid biofuels, including SAF, biogas, and other forms of bioenergy through 2030.