# RVO volumes driving biofuels turnaround - Brownfield Ag News

> Clean Fuels Alliance America CEO Donnell Rehagen says EPA's spring increase in biomass-based diesel RVOs revived an industry that had idled plants at the end of 2025. He notes soybean oil value now outweighs meal value and new soy crush plants are being announced.

- Date: 2026-09-28 · published 2026-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14996-rvo-volumes-driving-biofuels-turnaround-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding crush capacity and soyoil-led margins increase demand for soybeans and shift crush economics toward oil, supporting soybean prices while adding future meal supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-07-15 | [Biofuels industry driving soybean oil demand - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15107-biofuels-industry-driving-soybean-oil-demand-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.4% | +0.2% |
| SBO | 2026-04-01 | [RVOs set to launch next biofuels boom - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15033-rvos-set-to-launch-next-biofuels-boom-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | +5.2% |
| SBO | 2023-04-06 | [Biofuels industry wants RVO adjustment - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15315-biofuels-industry-wants-rvo-adjustment-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -4.6% | -8.1% |
| SBO | 2018-07-02 | [EPA increases biodiesel volumes - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63928-epa-increases-biodiesel-volumes-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.3% | -2.8% |
| SBO | 2020-09-16 | [More work to be done in biofuel industry - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50993-more-work-to-be-done-in-biofuel-industry-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | -1.1% |
| SOY | 2026-04-01 | [RVOs set to launch next biofuels boom - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15033-rvos-set-to-launch-next-biofuels-boom-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.8% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2025-05-13 | [Biofuels policy changes can affect soybean prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15121-biofuels-policy-changes-can-affect-soybean-prices-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.4% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2026-01-21 | [U.S. biofuel growth could lift soy prices, reduce China dependence - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15059-u-s-biofuel-growth-could-lift-soy-prices-reduce-china-dependence-brownfield-ag.md) | +1.4% | +7.6% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/rvo-volumes-driving-biofuels-turnaround/

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