UFOP-Market Information Oilseeds and Biofuels

Edition February 2025

Oilseeds

+++Producer prices for rapeseed turned around mid-month+++Price increases at the start of the year were used for marketing; stocks of the 2024 crop were running low+++US soybean prices recently weakened; focus shifted to trade policy tensions+++

Oilseed meals and oilcakes


+++Rapeseed meal prices declined on falling prices for feedstock+++Soymeal prices recently weakened on prospect of a large feedstock supply+++

Vegetable oils

+++Rapeseed oil prices decreased; availability remained adequate on nearby positions+++Seasonally lower palm oil production supported prices+++

Fuels


+++Biodiesel market remained calm+++Crude oil prices came under pressure at month-end, weighed down by potential trade war concerns+++