Rise of biodiesel leads to jump in cooking oil prices, skyrocketing demand for soybeans

Big oil companies are converting refineries to make "renewable diesel" from soybean oil or beef tallow. It's driving up prices for cooking oil and persuading farmers to plant more soybeans.

NPR's Dan Charles reports.

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