May biodiesel production up nearly 11% over April

In Washington, the Energy Information Agency says biodiesel production in May rose to 133 million gallons, up nearly 11% over April and well above the 116 million gallons produced in May 2015. Of the total, more than two-thirds came from the Midwest region but even so it was down 3 points from the previous month. Soybean oil for feedstock usage rose 7 percentage points to 56.14%, followed by canola grease, yellow grease and corn oil.