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.
Heating oil prices moved lower on Wednesday following a stronger than expected build in crude oil and gasoline inventories. Despite the increase in stocks, the heating oil crack continues to move higher, as reduced heating oil stocks, buoyed distillates.
The heating oil crack, which is the spread between heating oil and crude oil and reflects the cost of refining heating oil from crude,…