U.S. biodiesel output rises to 149 million gallons in May: EIA

CHICAGO, July 31 (Reuters) - U.S. biodiesel production rose to 149 million gallons in May from 140 million gallons a month earlier, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in a report on Tuesday. Soybean oil remained the largest biodiesel feedstock, with 581 million lbs used in May, or about 51 percent of the total. In April, soyoil used in biodiesel production was 520 million lbs.