# Record US biofuel targets to test biodiesel industry after slow year | Reuters

> Reuters reports that EPA's record biofuel targets require soybean-based biodiesel producers to boost output by over 60% this year. Industry groups warn that feedstock, supply and capacity constraints could make the targets hard to meet, raising credit market volatility risk. Fuel prices had surged during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran when the targets were set in late March.

- Date: 2026-04-30 · published 2026-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15030-record-us-biofuel-targets-to-test-biodiesel-industry-after-slow-year-reuters
- 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 required biodiesel output would lift demand for soybean oil and crush, supporting soy complex prices, while unmet targets could push up RIN credit prices and create volatility.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2016-11-23 | [Big Corn beats Big Oil as U.S. hikes 2017 biofuel targets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73745-big-corn-beats-big-oil-as-u-s-hikes-2017-biofuel-targets-reuters.md) | +6.7% | +4.5% |
| SBO | 2021-12-01 | [Indonesia to ramp up biodiesel efforts to meet green energy targets,  official says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15857-indonesia-to-ramp-up-biodiesel-efforts-to-meet-green-energy-targets-official.md) | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| SBO | 2025-04-01 | [US oil and biofuel coalition meets with EPA to seek biomass diesel boost \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15125-us-oil-and-biofuel-coalition-meets-with-epa-to-seek-biomass-diesel-boost-reuters.md) | +0.9% | +7.8% |
| SBO | 2019-05-23 | [US ag industry calls on Congress to extend biodiesel tax credit - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58977-us-ag-industry-calls-on-congress-to-extend-biodiesel-tax-credit-biofuels.md) | +1.7% | +4.7% |
| SBO | 2023-05-04 | [Is the biodiesel industry on the ropes?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15312-is-the-biodiesel-industry-on-the-ropes.md) | +0.4% | -8.7% |
| SOY | 2025-04-01 | [US oil and biofuel coalition meets with EPA to seek biomass diesel boost \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15125-us-oil-and-biofuel-coalition-meets-with-epa-to-seek-biomass-diesel-boost-reuters.md) | -3.1% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-05-23 | [US ag industry calls on Congress to extend biodiesel tax credit - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58977-us-ag-industry-calls-on-congress-to-extend-biodiesel-tax-credit-biofuels.md) | +7.3% | +10.5% |
| SOY | 2023-05-04 | [Is the biodiesel industry on the ropes?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15312-is-the-biodiesel-industry-on-the-ropes.md) | -0.8% | -8.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/record-us-biofuel-targets-test-biodiesel-industry-after-slow-year-2026-04-30/

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