U.S. operable biofuel capacity in February was unchanged from the previous month, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on April 30. Feedstock consumption for February was down when compared to both January 2025 and February 2024.

Total U.S. biofuels capacity was at 24.99 billion gallons per year in February, unchanged from January, but up 1.269 billion gallons per year when compared to the same month of 2024. 

Fuel ethanol capacity was at 18.4236 billion gallons per year in February, unchanged from January, but up 546 MMgy when compared to February 2024. 

Biodiesel capacity remained at 1.984 billion gallons per year in February, unchanged from both the previous month and February of last year. 

Capacity for renewable diesel and associated biofuels, including renewable heating oil, renewable jet fuel, renewable naphtha, renewable gasoline and other biofuels and biointermediates, was at 4.58 billion gallons per year. That level of capacity has remained steady since September 2024. When compared to the same month of last year, capacity for February was up 723 MMgy.

U.S. biofuel producers consumed approximately 26.08 billion pounds of feedstock in February, down nearly 10% when compared to the  28.9 billion pounds of feed stock consumed in January, and down nearly 7% when compared to the the 27.92 billion pounds of feedstock consumed in February 2024. Feedstock consumption for both ethanol and biobased diesel were down for the month. 

Biofuel producers consumed 23.62 billion pounds of corn in February, down from 26.2 billion pounds the previous month and 24.95 billion pounds in February 2024. Grian sorghum consumption expanded to 371 million pounds in February, up from 353 million pounds in January and 90 million pounds in February 2024. 

Biofuel producers consumed only 576 million pounds of soybean oil in February, including 425 million pounds consumed by biodiesel plants and 151 million pounds consumed by renewable diesel facilities. Soybean oil consumption was at 654 million pounds the previous month, including 384 million pounds consumed for biodiesel and 270 million pounds consumed for renewable diesel, and at 888 million pounds in February 2024, including 522 million pounds consumed by biodiesel plants and 367 million pounds consumed for renewable diesel production. 

Corn oil consumption was at 290 million pounds in February, down from 358 million pounds in January and 314 million pounds in February of last year. Canola oil consumption fell to 92 million pounds in February, down from 193 million pounds the previous month and 296 million pounds in February 2024. The EIA withheld data on the volume of corn oil and canola oil consumed by producer type in order to avoid disclosure of individual company data. 

Biofuel producers also consumed 630 million pounds of tallow, 460 million pounds of yellow grease, and 42 million pounds of white grease in February. Consumption was at 710 million pounds, 399 million pounds, and 32 million pounds, respectively, in January, and at 715 million pounds, 586 million pounds, and 55 million pounds, respectively, in February 2024. 

The EIA withheld data on several feedstock categories, including agriculture and forestry residues; other agriculture and forestry products; poultry fat; other forms of oils, fats and greases; other vegetable oils; other recycled feeds and wastes; and other feedstocks not elsewhere specified or identified in order to avoid disclosure of individual company data. 

Additional data is available on the EIA website.