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.
Bean oil prices tested trend line resistance following the breakdown in prices seen early last week. Speculation had been building that the USDA was likely to lower the US soybean yield on account of all the excessive moisture in the mid-west. However, the USDA in the July report, left the 2015/16 US soybean yield unchanged versus a month ago at 46 bushels per acre.
Since the USDA’s June 7th Weekly…