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.
Soybean export sales for the 2019/20 marketing year of 302.8 thousand metric tons (TMT) were a marketing year low; down 42 TMT from last week and 34 percent below the prior four-week average of 455.9 TMT. New crop sales totaled 1.4 TMT, lifting total sales to 304.2 TMT. Combined crop year sales were down 12 percent from last week and below analyst estimates that ranged from…