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Biodiesel Supply Chain
from Farmer to Fuel
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• Grant Described: –How soybeans are farmed Including:
• On farm storage • Local coop/elevator storage • Transportation by:
–Truck, rail, barge
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• That leaves: – Wholesale bean purchase, storage, distribution – Soybean crushing – Marketing of protein meal and vegetabl oil – Oil storage and wholesale purchases/distribution – Acquisition for biodiesel production – Wholesale fuel distribution – Retail fuel distribution
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• Farmers sell whole beans • Whole beans can be:
– Exported as whole beans – Held in storage or traded to speculate on future
market price – Sent to a crush facility.
• Whole beans can be stored without spoilage for long periods – Unlike sugarcane, beets, palm fruit bunches, etc. –
none of these can be stored in raw form.
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• At the Crush Facility: • Vegetable oil is separated from protein meal
and hulls • To be economically viable, there must be a
markets for meal and oil. – Otherwise beans will be left whole – Exported whole beans are crushed overseas
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• At the Crush Facility: • If demand for meal is high relative to oil,
protein prices will be high. • If demand for oil matches production, protein
prices will be lower. • The ratio of meal to oil is 4:1, so protein has 4
times the influence on the price equation. – Protein can drive demand for whole beans, oil
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• Vegetable oil can be: – Crude de-gummed, Refined, Bleached, Deodorized
• Any of these can be: – Exported – Held in storage or traded to speculate on future
market price – Sold on the domestic wholesale market
• Vegetable oil is stored in tanks under nitrogen or with antioxidants for long term storage.
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• Integrated businesses vs. independent operators
• Crush facilities bring in some local grain direct from farmers. They also buy grain wholesale from all over. – They need that flexibility to optimize plant
capacity, to take advantage of wholesale crop surpluses, or manage local shortages, etc.
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• Integrated businesses vs. independent operators
• Some biodiesel plants are co-located at crush facilities. – This doesn’t guarantee them access to feedstock
• Biodiesel must still compete with the wholesale market for other uses
• Biodiesel plants may sit idle while oil goes to other uses if markets so dictate.
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• Integrated businesses vs. independent operators
• Farmers are independent • Most biodiesel producers are independent • Independent operators faces some
disadvantage in competitiveness – And would certainly be disadvantaged through
certain chain of custody requirements.
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Biodiesel: Advanced Biofuel, Here Now
Diversity Biodiesel is among the most diverse fuels in the world, with an
expanding array of feedstocks.
Cottonseed Oil? Camelina Oil?
Yellow Grease Animal Fats Soybean Oil
Algae Corn Oil from ethanol
production
Canola Oil
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Biodiesel Producers
Flexibility and Diversity is important
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• Flexibility and Diversity is important • Producers need flexibility to use the lowest-
cost feedstock available. • They need to be able to switch from soy to
Canola or animal fat and used cooking oil • They need flexibility to switch suppliers or
sources based on season conditions
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• There are many intermediaries in the physical supply chain for vegetable oil. – Producers, wholesalers, processors, speculators
• Commodity trading and derivatives: – Shares, futures, puts, takes, etc. – Many owners don’t take physical possession. Will
their piece of paper be tied to a certified bean or a non-certified bean?
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