The Ministry of Energy authorized a new increase in Biodiesel pricesproduct that is mandatory for dieselas stipulated by law. In this way, through the Resolution 261/2025 published this Thursday in the Official Gazettethe value of biofuels will be a 2% more expensive.
With this modification, the minimum value that companies must pay for the biodiesel ton was $ 1,276,874. This amount will govern during June 2025until a new price is established through another official provision.
The official regulations also set that corresponding payments for biodiesel They cannot be done beyond seven calendar days from the date of issuance of the corresponding invoice.
According to the Secretariat itself, that established price represents The mandatory minimum For all marketing operations that are developed within the local marketwithout exceptions.
What establishes the Ministry of Energy
In the foundations of the text, the energy authority explained that it has the power to modify the reference values when detected imbalances between real production costs and the prices set or if there are distortions in fossil fuel pricessomething that in the current context considers priority adjust.
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Bidiésel increased.
Unlike biodiesel, the Bioethanol He still did not receive updates for June. Therefore, prices set in May are still valid for the product made with sugarcane as for the derivative of the cornboth used in the mandatory mixture with gasoline.
In May 2025, the minimum value per liter of the sugarcane bioethanol It was from $ 788,181while the corn bioethanol had a price of $ 72,395 per liter, figures that are still in force.
The prices of biofuels directly affect the sales values of traditional fuels to the public. Each variation in these components can lead to a rise in the naphtha or the dieselas happened in May with an increase of up to 0.4%. In this new scenario, the price of diesel is expected to reflect this modification in the coming weeks.
Government resolution
Resolution 261/2025 also clarifies that the new fixed price “ It is the minimum value to which marketing operations in the domestic market must be carried out. ”
In the recitals, it was recalled that “the Ministry of Energy is empowered to modify prices both in cases where there are disfashing between the values resulting from its implementation and the real costs of product development, or when these prices may generate distortions in fossil fuel prices in the Pico del Sustidor, the latter which is necessary to attend in the current context, exceptionally setting a price that fits said need. “
Source: Ambito
