🥩🔥 Why Biodiesel Producers Are Buying More Crude Beef Tallow in 2025 – Market Insights

The global biodiesel and renewable fuel industry is undergoing a major shift in 2025 — and Crude Beef Tallow (CBT) has become one of the hottest, most in-demand feedstocks. As governments tighten carbon regulations and producers search for cost-effective raw materials, beef tallow has quickly moved from a by-product to a strategic fuel ingredient.

Below is a full analysis of why biodiesel producers worldwide are buying more crude beef tallow this year, supported by market data, price trends, and industry developments.

📈 2. Vegetable Oil Prices Continue to Rise

While beef tallow prices remain relatively stable, vegetable oils (soybean, rapeseed, palm) have increased due to:

• Weather disruptions (El Niño)

• Lower production in major exporting countries

• Export controls in Indonesia & Malaysia

This makes beef tallow a cheaper and more predictable feedstock compared to vegetable oils.

👉 Result:

Refineries are switching from vegetable oils → to beef tallow to reduce production costs.

🌱 3. Beef Tallow Has a Better Carbon Intensity (CI) Score

Renewable diesel refineries are prioritizing feedstock with low emissions. Crude beef tallow offers:

• Naturally low CI score

• Better cold-flow properties

• Higher renewable diesel yield

• Fewer impurities than other fats

With sustainability regulations becoming stricter in EU, U.S., Canada, low-CI feedstocks are more valuable than ever.

🏭 4. Global Supply of Beef Tallow Is Increasing

As global meat processing expands, more beef tallow is produced as a natural by-product.

Top export regions:

• United States

• Australia

• Brazil

• India (buffalo tallow)

• Argentina

This ensures stable availability, which biodiesel producers need to maintain continuous operation.

🧪 5. Modern HVO Refineries Can Process High-FFA Feedstocks

New hydrotreating technology allows for:

• Higher FFA tolerance

• High-viscosity feedstock refining

• Direct processing of crude beef tallow

This technical improvement has opened the door for large-scale use of CBT in HVO and biodiesel plants, even without extensive pre-treatment.

🚢 6. Lower Freight Rates Make Tallow Exports Cheaper

Freight costs dropped sharply in late 2024–2025, making it easier and cheaper for buyers to import from Vietnam and other major exporters.

Biodiesel producers now prefer to book:

• 21 MT isotanks

• 20–25 MT drum loads

• Mixed-container orders for smaller factories

📄 7. Strong Documentation & COA Improve Buyer Confidence

Exporters like RICH MOON now provide:

• Updated COA (Triglycerides, FFA, MIU, IV, etc.)

• Quality certificates

• Transparent sourcing origin

• Pre-shipment inspection tests

This ensures refineries can easily validate quality consistency before loading.

⭐ Conclusion: Crude Beef Tallow Demand Will Keep Rising Through 2027

With rising vegetable oil prices, aggressive renewable fuel policies, and improved refinery technology, crude beef tallow has become a top-choice feedstock for biodiesel and HVO production.

✔ Cost-effective

✔ Low carbon intensity

✔ Strong global supply

✔ High renewable diesel yield

The renewable fuel industry is shifting — and beef tallow is at the center of the transition.

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Francis – Sales Executive
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