# Crunch time is now for meeting RVO | CoBank | Cooperative. Connected. Committed.

> CoBank analyst Jacqui Fatka says the EPA's 2026-2027 renewable volume obligations, which rise 67% and 70% above the 2025 level of 5.42 billion gallons, will test whether refiners can ramp up blending. The industry is catching up after rule uncertainty, the end of the blenders tax credit, and the shift to the 45Z credit that excludes non-North American fuels. Compliance data is due after the September 1, 2026 RIN retirement deadline.

- Date: 2026-07-08 · published 2026-07-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15006-crunch-time-is-now-for-meeting-rvo-cobank-cooperative-connected-committed
- 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

Higher biomass-based diesel mandates pull more soybean oil and feedstock into biofuels, supporting soybean oil and oilseed values, while tight feedstock and RIN availability could raise compliance costs.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-10-07 | [Biofuel demand rises on mandates and 45Z tax credits \| CoBank \| Cooperative. Connected. Committed.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14984-biofuel-demand-rises-on-mandates-and-45z-tax-credits-cobank-cooperative.md) | -1.0% | +0.4% |
| SBO | 2022-09-27 | [Renewable diesel projected to turbo charge biofuel growth \| CoBank \| Cooperative. Connected. Committed.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15368-renewable-diesel-projected-to-turbo-charge-biofuel-growth-cobank-cooperative.md) | +1.2% | +8.7% |
| SBO | 2026-10-09 | [CoBank: US needs feedstock imports to meet RVO \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14987-cobank-us-needs-feedstock-imports-to-meet-rvo-world-grain.md) | -0.2% | +1.5% |
| SBO | 2020-08-27 | [Crude oil or cooking oil? For some U.S. refiners, it's now a choice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51485-crude-oil-or-cooking-oil-for-some-u-s-refiners-it-s-now-a-choice.md) | +4.4% | +0.4% |
| SBO | 2022-06-06 | [ADM-owned barge-fleeting operation becomes newest member of B20 Club](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41127-adm-owned-barge-fleeting-operation-becomes-newest-member-of-b20-club.md) | -0.1% | -17.9% |
| SOY | 2022-09-27 | [Renewable diesel projected to turbo charge biofuel growth \| CoBank \| Cooperative. Connected. Committed.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15368-renewable-diesel-projected-to-turbo-charge-biofuel-growth-cobank-cooperative.md) | -2.6% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2021-11-03 | [Rise of biodiesel leads to jump in cooking oil prices, skyrocketing demand for soybeans \| Here & Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44128-rise-of-biodiesel-leads-to-jump-in-cooking-oil-prices-skyrocketing-demand-for.md) | -3.6% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2023-08-29 | [Amid Soybean Crunch, Argentina Loosens Foreign Currency Controls for Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13955-amid-soybean-crunch-argentina-loosens-foreign-currency-controls-for-imports.md) | -3.3% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- cobank.com: https://www.cobank.com/knowledge-exchange/crunch-time-is-now-for-meeting-rvo

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