Oil Share of Board Crush Rises Above 42 Percent

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Oil Share of Board Crush Rises Above 42 Percent

**Note - Amanda Luhavalja will be out of the office until Thursday March 21


The bean oil/heating oil (BOHO) spread is used as a measure of profitability in the production of biodiesel and renewable diesel using soybean oil as the feedstock. A rising BOHO indicates market production of soybean oil-based biofuel is becoming more expensive. RIN prices tend to rise along with the BOHO to offset the cost and incentivize production.

The BOHO spread climbed...

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