The U.S. exported 57,739.5 metric tons of biodiesel and biodiesel blends of B30 or larger in September, in keeping with knowledge launched by the USDA Overseas Agricultural Service on Nov. 7. Imports of biodiesel reached 183,451.7 metric tons for the month.
The 57,739.5 metric tons of biodiesel exported in September was down 26 p.c when in comparison with the 77,877.3 metric tons exported the earlier month and down 36 p.c when in comparison with the 90,297.1 metric tons exported in September of final 12 months.
The U.S. exported biodiesel to roughly 5 international locations in September. Canada was the highest vacation spot for U.S. biodiesel exports at 51,784.1 metric tons, adopted by Peru at 5,572.5 metric tons and Germany at 207.2 metric tons.
The worth of U.S. biodiesel exports fell to $102.8 million in September, down from $138.54 million in August and $183.611 million in September 2022.
Whole biodiesel exports for the primary 9 months of this 12 months reached 673,309.4 metric tons at a price of $1.2 billion, in comparison with 636,834.4 metric tons exported throughout the identical interval of final 12 months at a price of $1.18 billion.
The 183,451.7 metric tons of biodiesel and biodiesel blends of B30 or larger imported in September was up 31 p.c when in comparison with the 139,738.4 metric tons imported in August and up 181 p.c when in comparison with the 65,176.7 metric tons imported in September 2022.
The U.S. imported biodiesel from roughly eight international locations in September. Germany was the highest supply of U.S. biodiesel imports through the month at 58,758.9 metric tons, adopted by Spain at 43,612.7 metric tons and Canada at 29,400.2 metric tons.
The worth of U.S. biodiesel imports reached $300.51 million in September, up from $222.43 million the earlier month and $131.87 million in August of final 12 months.
Whole biodiesel imports for the primary three quarters of 2023 reached 1.22 million metric tons at a price of $2.09 billion, in comparison with 512,060.4 metric tons imported throughout the identical interval of 2022 at a price of $873.47 million.
Extra knowledge is obtainable on the USDA FAS web site.