Total U.S. operable biofuels production capacity expanded in May, with gains for renewable diesel and a small decrease for ethanol, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Feedstock consumption was up.&nbsp;Total biofuel capacity reached 25.014 billion gallons per year in May, up 136 MMgy when compared to the previous month and up 284 MMgy when compared to May 2024.&nbsp;Ethanol capacity dipped to 18.312 billion gallons per year in May, down 2 MMgy when compared to April, but up 179 MMgy when compared to May of last year.&nbsp;Biodiesel capacity was at 1.984 billion gallons per year in May, unchanged when compared to the previous four months, but down 38 MMgy when compared to May 2024.&nbsp;Capacity for renewable diesel and associated fuels, including renewable heating oil, renewable jet fuel, renewable naphtha, renewable gasoline, and other biofuels and biointermediates, reached 4.718 billion gallons per year in May, marking the first capacity increase since September 2024. Capacity for renewable diesel and associated fuels in May was up 138 MMy when compared to April and up 143 MMgy when compared to May of last year.&nbsp;U.S. biofuel producers consumed approximately 28.482 billion pounds of feedstock in May, up nearly 6% when compared to the previous month and up a fraction of a percent when compared to May 2024.&nbsp;U.S. biofuel producers consumed 24.888 billion pounds of corn in May, up from 23.702 billion pounds in April, but down from 25.502 billion pounds in May of last year. Grain sorghum consumption expanded to 663 million pounds in May, up from 547 million pounds the previous month and 91 million pounds in May 2024.Soybean oil consumption reached 1.025 billion pounds in May, with 581 million pounds of that volume going to biodiesel production and 444 million pounds going to renewable diesel production. Soybean oil consumption was at 829 million pounds in April, including 575 million pounds consumed for biodiesel and 256 million pounds consumed for renewable diesel, and at 1.076 billion pounds in May, with 597 million pounds going to biodiesel and 479 million pounds going to renewable diesel.&nbsp;According to EIA, biofuel producers consumed 423 million pounds of corn oil in May, up from 393 million pounds in April and 341 million pounds in May 2024. Canola oil consumption was at 142 million pounds in May, up from 135 million pounds the previous month, but down from 397 million pounds in May of last year. The EIA withheld data on the volume of corn oil and canola oil consumed by biodiesel and renewable diesel producers in order to avoid disclosure of individual company data.&nbsp;Biofuel producers also consumed 813 million pounds of tallow, 468 million pounds of yellow grease and 60 million pounds of white grease in May. Consumption was at 770 million, 445 million and 54 million pounds, respectively, in April, and at 449 million pounds, 513 million pounds, and 40 million pounds, respectively, in May 2024. The EIA withheld data on the consumption of poultry fat and other forms of waste oils, fats and greases to avoid disclosure of individual company data.&nbsp;In addition, the agency withheld data on the consumption of agriculture and forestry residues, other agriculture and forestry products, other vegetable oils, other recycled feeds and wastes, and other biofuel feedstocks not elsewhere specified or identified in order to avoid disclosure of individual company data.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

2025-08-01 - EIA: US biofuel capacity, feedstock consumption expand in May  (4 publications)

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Total U.S. operable biofuels production capacity expanded in May, with gains for renewable diesel and a small decrease for ethanol, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Feedstock consumption was up. 

EIA: US biofuel capacity, feedstock consumption expand in May

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