# EPA Sets Record Renewable Fuel Volumes for 2026-2027 | Farm Bureau Intel Markets | American Farm Bureau Federation

> EPA set record renewable fuel volumes for 2026 and 2027, with growth concentrated in biomass-based diesel and advanced fuels while conventional ethanol stays at 15 billion gallons. The final rule dropped proposed import RIN restrictions and reformed small refinery exemptions.

- Date: 2026-05-05 · published 2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15025-epa-sets-record-renewable-fuel-volumes-for-2026-2027-farm-bureau-intel-markets
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Record biomass-based diesel volumes increase vegetable oil feedstock demand, supporting soybean oil prices, while the dropped import restrictions keep feedstock imports available.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-04-01 | [Policy Updates: EPA sets record high biofuel volumes in Renewable Fuel Standard final rule - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15031-policy-updates-epa-sets-record-high-biofuel-volumes-in-renewable-fuel-standard.md) | +0.5% | +5.2% |
| SBO | 2026-03-30 | [EPA Sets Record High Biofuel Blending Volumes - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15043-epa-sets-record-high-biofuel-blending-volumes-farm-policy-news.md) | +4.8% | +6.2% |
| SBO | 2026-04-01 | [EPA Boosts Biofuel Mandates in Final Renewable Fuel Standard Rule for 2026-2027 \| Insights \| Holland & Knight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15034-epa-boosts-biofuel-mandates-in-final-renewable-fuel-standard-rule-for-2026-2027.md) | +0.5% | +5.2% |
| SBO | 2026-01-04 | [2025 Positions Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel for Success in 2026 - Clean Fuels Alliance America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15058-2025-positions-biodiesel-renewable-diesel-for-success-in-2026-clean-fuels.md) | +0.1% | +6.8% |
| SBO | 2017-04-25 | [Biofuels Stakeholders Issue Statement on Oral Arguments for 2014 – 2016 Renewable Volume Obligations - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71377-biofuels-stakeholders-issue-statement-on-oral-arguments-for-2014-2016-renewable.md) | +0.6% | +3.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-01-04 | [2025 Positions Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel for Success in 2026 - Clean Fuels Alliance America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15058-2025-positions-biodiesel-renewable-diesel-for-success-in-2026-clean-fuels.md) | +0.9% | +9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2016-11-23 | [EPA Finalizes Increase in Renewable Fuel Volumes \| U.S. EPA News Releases \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73742-epa-finalizes-increase-in-renewable-fuel-volumes-u-s-epa-news-releases-us-epa.md) | +0.7% | +5.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2016-12-12 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73340-federal-register-renewable-fuel-standard-program-standards-for-2017-and-biomass.md) | +1.2% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- fb.org: https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/epa-sets-record-renewable-fuel-volumes-for-2026-2027

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