# Policy Updates: EPA sets record high biofuel volumes in Renewable Fuel Standard final rule - Pro Farmer

> EPA finalized Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2026 and 2027 at record levels, above the proposed rule. The rule sets total renewable fuel volumes of about 26.8 billion gallons for 2026 and over 27 billion for 2027, keeps the 15-billion-gallon conventional corn ethanol requirement, and reallocates 70% of waived small refinery exemption gallons.

- Date: 2026-04-01 · published 2026-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15031-policy-updates-epa-sets-record-high-biofuel-volumes-in-renewable-fuel-standard
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Record blending mandates, especially for biomass-based diesel, increase demand for soybean oil and feedstocks, supporting soy prices and longer-term farm demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-05-05 | [EPA Sets Record Renewable Fuel Volumes for 2026-2027 \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15025-epa-sets-record-renewable-fuel-volumes-for-2026-2027-farm-bureau-intel-markets.md) | -4.2% | -2.8% |
| SBO | 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) | +6.7% | +4.5% |
| SBO | 2026-06-26 | [EPA Biofuel Rule Boosts Soybean Oil Demand Through Higher Renewable Fuel Blending Mandates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15018-epa-biofuel-rule-boosts-soybean-oil-demand-through-higher-renewable-fuel.md) | -2.8% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 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) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 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) | -0.8% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 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) | +0.2% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/policy-update/policy-updates-epa-sets-record-high-biofuel-volumes-renewable-fuel-standard-final-rule

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