Biodiesel Production Report
With Data for February 2013 | Release
Date: April 29, 2013
Highlights
Production - U.S. production of biodiesel was 68
million gallons in February 2013. This was an increase from production
of 66 million gallons in January 2013. Biodiesel production from the
Midwest region (Petroleum Administration for Defense District 2) was 74%
of the U.S. total. Production came from 110 biodiesel plants with
operable capacity of 2.1 billion gallons per year.
Sales - Producer sales of biodiesel during February
2013 included 44 million gallons sold as B100 (100% biodiesel) and an
additional 23 million gallons of B100 sold in biodiesel blends with
diesel fuel derived from petroleum.
Feedstocks - There were a total of 524 million pounds
of feedstocks used to produce biodiesel in February 2013. Soybean oil
was the largest biodiesel feedstock during February 2013 with 275
million pounds consumed. The next three largest biodiesel feedstocks
during the period were corn oil (61 million pounds), yellow grease (51
million pounds), and canola oil (38 million pounds).
Background
The Monthly Biodiesel Production Report provides data on operations
of the U.S. biodiesel industry as part of EIA's response to section 1508
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which directed EIA to publish
information on renewable fuels including biodiesel. Data are provided
for the U.S. and in selected cases by state and region.
The source of data is Form
EIA-22M Monthly Biodiesel Production Survey, used to collect the
following information from registered producers of biodiesel.
- plant location, operating status, and annual production capacity
- production of 100% biodiesel (B100)
- biodiesel coproduct production
- stocks
- feedstock, alcohol input, and catalysts used in biodiesel
production
- sales of B100 and blended biodiesel from producing plants
- sales of biodiesel to end-users
Form EIA-22M provides data necessary to monitor growth of the biodiesel
industry in order to allow Congress to assess whether objectives of
Section 503 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and Section 1508 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 are being achieved.
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