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Biodiesel in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Biodiesel is an alternative diesel fuel produced by reacting vegetable oil or animal fats with short-chain alcohols in a process called transesterification. Biodiesel can be used as a pure diesel fuel or blended with other oil-based fuel products that can be sourced from manufacturers, wholesalers and retail outlets. The key buyers of biodiesel include government agencies, fuel wholesalers, fuel retail outlets, and diesel trucking service providers.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Biodiesel procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Biodiesel market in the United States includes Organic Chemical Manufacturing, Biofuel, B5 Biodiesel, B10 Biodiesel, B20 Biodiesel and B99/100 or Pure Biodiesel. Standard coding in this coverage includes HS-382600-Biodiesel And Mixtures Thereof; Not Containing Or Containing Less Than 70% By Weight Of Petroleum Oils Or Oils Obtained From Bituminous Minerals, ISIC-192-Manufacture of refined petroleum products, NACE-19.20-Manufacture Of Refined Petroleum Products, NAICS-324190-Other petroleum and coal product manufacturing and UNSPSC-15101801-Biodiesel.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Biodiesel procurement coverage includes Biomass (Organic nonfossil material that is often used as a source for biofuel processing.), Biofuel (Liquid fuels and blending components produced from organic material.), Cetane Number (CN) (A number measuring the ignition quality of diesel fuels, whereby a higher number indicates that an engine will start more easily.), Gelling (The process of a biodiesel product turning into a gel-like substance.), B5 (Low-level biodiesel blend that contains up to 5% biodiesel and at least 95% petroleum-based diesel.), B20 (Common blend of biodiesel containing between 6% and 20% of biodiesel and between 80% and 94% petroleum-based diesel.) and B100 (Pure Biodiesel) (Pure biodiesel containing 100% biodiesel.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Biodiesel procurement report as suppliers are Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Phillips 66 Co, Rbf Management Company Llc, World Energy, LLC and Ag Processing Inc A Cooperative.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Biodiesel market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per gallon, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Biodiesel market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Biodiesel procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Biodiesel market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Biodiesel market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Biodiesel?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Biodiesel is $4.01 per gallon. Prices have declined at a CAGR of -0.33 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Biodiesel market?
The top vendors in the Biodiesel market include Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Phillips 66 Co, Rbf Management Company Llc, World Energy, LLC and Ag Processing Inc A Cooperative.
What industries supply the Biodiesel market?
The top industries supplying the Biodiesel market are Chemical Wholesaling in the US, Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US, Corn, Wheat & Soybean Wholesaling in the US, Oilseed Farming in the US, Soybean Farming in the US, Farm Supplies Wholesaling in the US, Waste Collection Services in the US and Meat, Beef & Poultry Processing in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Biodiesel?
High supply chain and moderate vendor risk require agile, diversified sourcing. High supply chain risk from volatile agricultural and chemical inputs, coupled with moderate vendor risk, means buyers must take a proactive approach to ensure supply continuity. Suppliers' reliance on inputs such as soybeans and chemicals dramatically increases risk, meaning suppliers may pass on input cost shocks or face operational disruptions. Buyers should diversify across multiple suppliers, frequently assess suppliers and input risk, and require supply disruption terms in contracts to minimize operational exposure.
What factors affect the price of Biodiesel?
Supply type in the biodiesel market, such as the source of feedstock (e.g., vegetable oils or animal fats), affects price due to variations in production costs and availability. For example, if there is a surplus of used cooking oil, prices may drop, while a shortage of soybean oil could drive prices up, as measured by changes in feedstock costs and market demand fluctuations.
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