US biodiesel production increases in June

US production of biodiesel was 135 million gallons in June 2016, marking a 2 million gallon increase from the previous month, according to Energy Information Administration (EIA) data.

Biodiesel production from the Midwest region (Petroleum Administration for Defense District 2) accounted for 68% of the US total, the EIA’s Monthly Biodiesel Production Report states.

Production came from 95 biodiesel plants with capacity of 2.1 billion gallons per year. 

Producer sales of biodiesel during June 2016 included 68 million gallons sold as B100 (100% biodiesel) and an additional 72 million gallons of B100 sold in biodiesel blends with diesel fuel derived from petroleum. 

There were a total of 980 million pounds of feedstocks used to produce biodiesel in June 2016, with soybean oil remaining the largest biodiesel feedstock with 519 million pounds consumed.

Year-on-year, the six-month total B100 production was up 21%, increasing from 595 million gallons in 2015 to 720 million gallons.