Renewable diesel facilities will need a billion bushels of soybeans to meet needs

Sue Roesler
Feb 24, 2023
Feb 24, 2023

Renewable diesel at pump — Dave Ripplinger’s friend took this photo of a pump at a Chevron station in California. Renewable diesel facilities are going to need about a billion bushels of soybeans to meet the need for the low carbon fuel standard in California.

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Renewable diesel sold in California continues to affect the ag economy, and more soybeans than North Dakota produces will be needed by renewable diesel facilities in the near future.

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