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How American Farmers Harvest 260 Billion Pounds Of Soybeans by Machine | Agriculture Documentary. While soybeans are primarily used for animal feed and soybean oil production, a significant amount is also used to produce biodiesel. In the United States, about 70% of the soybean oil is used as feedstock for biodiesel. The USDA forecasts that 11.6 billion pounds of soybean oil will be used for biofuel production in 2022-2023. This translates to a substantial amount of soybeans being used for biofuel, though it's not directly used for ethanol production in the same way corn is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmLrlBXz6HM

June 20th 2025 Saudi-Aramco/Chevron (Standard Oil) has clear-cut and poisoned 1/2 the Amazon for oil, gas and biodiesel. California to examine its Amazon oil ties following pleas from Indigenous leaders from Ecuador https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-06-20/california-is-to-examine-its-amazon-oil-ties-following-pleas-from-indigenous-leaders-from-ecuador

June 20th 2025 Soy farmers raze Amazon for more Ethanol for gas cars and "Biodiesel" despite deforestation pact with global traders https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/corporate-deal-that-protected-amazon-soy-farming-starts-show-cracks-2025-06-20/

June 20th 2025 Trump, Congress score win for ethanol, rescinding California EV mandate; where they burn billions of bushels of food in gas tanks; and get $40B in subsidies and higher food prices to boot... https://drgnews.com/2025/06/20/trump-congress-score-win-for-ethanol-rescinding-california-ev-mandate/

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