03.28.2024
LCFS credit volumes, average prices move higher
**Please note – There will be no Biomass Based Diesel bulletin on March 29, 2024, in observance of Good Friday.**
**Bob Lane was out of the office today.**
California low carbon...
Distiller’s corn oil (DCO) prices were up today on continued strong demand from the feed sector. Seasonal demand from the all-veg sector is heating up and soybean oil prices above 58 cents per pound have allowed for sellers to push for higher prices into the feed sector. Biodiesel demand is present, but buyers continue to point to lower priced alternatives and lackluster RIN values. RIN prices did trade higher today, up 5 cents for the B21 D4, which is the equivalent of a penny per pound increase in feedstock value. The B21 is off the equivalent of 5.1 cents per pound of feedstock value over the last four weeks.
Outside of the DCO market and an increase in Indiana CWG, the markets were relatively flat. The lower RIN prices and concern over cloud point issues have limited nearby demand from the biodiesel…