Key Takeaways:

New Mexico’s Clean Transportation Fuel Program expands demand for low-carbon fuels and creates another market for renewable feedstocks, adding incremental pressure to already limited supplies of lower-carbon inputs. Growing competition for waste-based feedstocks such as animal fats and used cooking oil could support higher prices, while supply constraints may limit their ability to fully replace virgin vegetable oils in renewable fuel production. Broader adoption of LCFS-style programs would favor lower-carbon feedstocks and could weigh on long-term soyoil demand for biofuel production, although limited policy expansion may slow the impact on vegetable oil markets. New Mexico’s position as a major oil-producing s...