# Biofuels sector confident in meeting higher blending requirements - Brownfield Ag News

> Brownfield Ag News quotes Clean Fuels Alliance America's Kurt Kovarik saying biomass-based diesel plants were at about 50% of capacity for much of 2025 and are now above 70%. The EPA's latest RVOs require 5.4 billion gallons of biomass-based diesel in 2026 and 5.7 billion gallons in 2027. Kovarik says the industry has nine months to meet a 12-month obligation and must secure feedstock contracts.

- Date: 2026-06-16 · published 2026-06-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15019-biofuels-sector-confident-in-meeting-higher-blending-requirements-brownfield-ag
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Rising plant utilization and the need to contract feedstock in a short window point to firm demand for soybean oil and other fats. That supports oil prices through the second half of the year.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-05-20 | [Testing could lead to higher biodiesel blends - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58975-testing-could-lead-to-higher-biodiesel-blends-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.8% | +3.4% |
| 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 | 2017-05-05 | [NBB asks for higher biodiesel RVO - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70868-nbb-asks-for-higher-biodiesel-rvo-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | -4.1% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/biofuels-sector-confident-in-meeting-higher-blending-requirements/

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