# Top Biofuel Priorities That Will Impact Farmers

> The Iowa Soybean Association says EPA may miss the January 31, 2026 statutory deadline for finalizing the RVO rule. A miss would push the compliance date to June 1. The group also flagged small refinery exemptions, RIN demand, and 45Z methodology as unresolved issues.

- Date: 2026-01-15 · published 2026-01-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15060-top-biofuel-priorities-that-will-impact-farmers
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Regulatory delay creates uncertainty that weighs on soybean oil and RIN demand, pressuring soybean prices. A finalized rule on schedule would support prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-08-09 | [EPA Announces Biofuel and Small Refinery Exemption Priorities \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57447-epa-announces-biofuel-and-small-refinery-exemption-priorities-us-epa.md) | +0.4% | -1.7% |
| SBO | 2026-08-25 | [The Policy that May Cause $1 billion in Lost Revenue for Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15002-the-policy-that-may-cause-1-billion-in-lost-revenue-for-farmers.md) | +8.1% | +2.0% |
| SBO | 2024-12-20 | [The Farmer's Exchange Online Imports, Oversupply Threaten U.S. Biofuels Outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15162-the-farmer-s-exchange-online-imports-oversupply-threaten-u-s-biofuels-outlook.md) | -0.5% | +9.9% |
| SBO | 2026-10-15 | [Soybean oil prices fall amid new US biofuel proposals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/510-soybean-oil-prices-fall-amid-new-us-biofuel-proposals.md) | +1.8% | — |
| SBO | 2019-07-08 | [EPA’s Proposed Biofuels Volumes a Big Miss for Soybean Farmers - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57956-epa-s-proposed-biofuels-volumes-a-big-miss-for-soybean-farmers-american-soybean.md) | +2.4% | +2.7% |
| SOY | 2024-02-12 | [What are reference prices and why are they in the farm bill?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31656-what-are-reference-prices-and-why-are-they-in-the-farm-bill.md) | -1.0% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2026-08-25 | [The Policy that May Cause $1 billion in Lost Revenue for Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15002-the-policy-that-may-cause-1-billion-in-lost-revenue-for-farmers.md) | +4.9% | +9.0% |
| SOY | 2024-05-17 | [Key Provisions in House Farm Bill - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30234-key-provisions-in-house-farm-bill-pro-farmer.md) | +1.9% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- iasoybeans.com: https://www.iasoybeans.com/newsroom/article/four-federal-biofuels-barriers-impacting-soy

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