11.22.2024
Biodiesel margins rise, but window of opportunity limited
Biodiesel margins continued to rise during the week to Friday November 22. The bean oil/heating oil (BOHO) spread boosted margins by falling to its lowest level since August 27.
Weekly credit volume of 624,060 was 71 percent over the average weekly credit volume for the year and 215,373 credits above last week’s total. Volume increased 53 percent from the prior week and despite being the third highest weekly credit total of 2020, volume was 16 percent below last year’s total for the same period. The average price paid per credit increased $0.22 to $197.18. There were 88 transactions, 23 percent were type 1 transfers of 169,015 credits and 65 were type 2 transfers of 455,045 credits. Type 1 transactions are executed within 10 days of an agreement. Type 2 transactions are executed beyond 10 days of a transfer agreement. Type 1 transactions may give a better indication of current market conditions since Type 2 transactions do not provide a date the agreement was entered into. The weighted average price for type 1 trades was $191.86, $5.32 below the average for all trades. Fourth…