# EPA grants RVO exemptions while seeking to cushion impact on ag | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> EPA announced 29 small refinery exemptions for 2025 totaling 1.76 billion RINs, well above the roughly 990 million initially indicated. EPA said it will reallocate 100% of the difference into 2026 and 2027 biofuel blending obligations and act before end of October.

- Date: 2026-08-31 · published 2026-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15000-epa-grants-rvo-exemptions-while-seeking-to-cushion-impact-on-ag-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

The reallocation largely offsets the demand loss from exemptions, supporting RIN values and soybean oil prices, though uncertainty around the timing and details of the final rule remains.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-04-02 | [Oil, biofuel coalition presents unified RFS request to EPA  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15128-oil-biofuel-coalition-presents-unified-rfs-request-to-epa-agri-pulse.md) | -4.0% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2022-12-07 | [Renewable diesel boom fueling soybean crushing expansion \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15347-renewable-diesel-boom-fueling-soybean-crushing-expansion-agri-pulse.md) | +1.7% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2026-06-03 | [All signs point to China sticking with US soy deal, Vaden says \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14573-all-signs-point-to-china-sticking-with-us-soy-deal-vaden-says-agri-pulse.md) | -4.4% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2021-10-27 | [Dramatic expansion in renewable diesel production could pose challenge to some biodiesel producers \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44391-dramatic-expansion-in-renewable-diesel-production-could-pose-challenge-to-some.md) | +0.5% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2021-09-01 | [US soy: Renewable diesel not a food-versus-fuel issue \| 2021-08-31  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44937-us-soy-renewable-diesel-not-a-food-versus-fuel-issue-2021-08-31-agri-pulse.md) | -2.2% | -1.2% |
| SBO | 2025-04-02 | [Oil, biofuel coalition presents unified RFS request to EPA  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15128-oil-biofuel-coalition-presents-unified-rfs-request-to-epa-agri-pulse.md) | -1.6% | +5.1% |
| SBO | 2018-06-26 | [EPA proposes RVO numbers for 2019 \| 2018-06-26 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64405-epa-proposes-rvo-numbers-for-2019-2018-06-26-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| SBO | 2022-12-07 | [Renewable diesel boom fueling soybean crushing expansion \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15347-renewable-diesel-boom-fueling-soybean-crushing-expansion-agri-pulse.md) | -1.4% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25167-epa-grants-rfs-waivers-while-taking-steps-to-cushion-blow-to-ag
- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25167-epa-grants-rvo-exemptions-while-seeking-to-cushion-impact-on-ag

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