# U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard proposal would mean more vegetable oil imports, high costs, and minimal greenhouse gas reductions - International Council on Clean Transportation

> The ICCT criticizes EPA's latest RFS proposal, which raises biomass-based diesel volume obligations and halves RIN credits for imported fuel or imported feedstock. It argues the policy would increase vegetable oil imports and costs with minimal greenhouse gas benefits.

- Date: 2025-12-16 · published 2025-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15066-u-s-renewable-fuel-standard-proposal-would-mean-more-vegetable-oil-imports-high
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher biomass-based diesel mandates increase demand for vegetable oils, while halving import credits shifts demand toward domestic feedstocks and can raise import costs for palm and other imported oils.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2020-10-05 | [US refiners accelerate transition to renewable fuels production \| Oil & Gas Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50511-us-refiners-accelerate-transition-to-renewable-fuels-production-oil-and-gas.md) | +6.9% | +5.2% |
| SBO | 2017-06-16 | [EPA renewable fuels proposals will be released soon - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70362-epa-renewable-fuels-proposals-will-be-released-soon-biofuels-international.md) | -3.6% | +1.0% |
| SBO | 2025-07-16 | [US vegetable oil market: 45Z clean fuel production credit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15105-us-vegetable-oil-market-45z-clean-fuel-production-credit.md) | +1.9% | +0.1% |
| SBO | 2025-06-13 | [EPA Proposes New Renewable Fuel Standards to Strengthen U.S. Energy Security, Support Rural America, and Expand Production of Domestic Fuels \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15110-epa-proposes-new-renewable-fuel-standards-to-strengthen-u-s-energy-security.md) | +10.1% | +8.6% |
| SBO | 2020-09-21 | [Analysis: High credit values outweigh cost of production for US renewable distillates \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50991-analysis-high-credit-values-outweigh-cost-of-production-for-us-renewable.md) | -6.8% | -6.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-07-16 | [US vegetable oil market: 45Z clean fuel production credit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15105-us-vegetable-oil-market-45z-clean-fuel-production-credit.md) | +1.4% | +5.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-01-30 | [A Cap on Vegetable Oil-Based Fuels Will Stabilize and Strengthen California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard - Union of Concerned Scientists](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15248-a-cap-on-vegetable-oil-based-fuels-will-stabilize-and-strengthen-california-s.md) | -3.0% | -1.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-11-21 | [Policy Brief: EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) II and Implications on Palm Oil Trade - CARI ASEAN Research and Advocacy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56084-policy-brief-eu-s-renewable-energy-directive-red-ii-and-implications-on-palm.md) | 0.0% | +9.3% |

## Sources

- theicct.org: https://theicct.org/us-renewable-fuel-standard-proposal-would-mean-more-vegetable-oil-imports-high-costs-and-minimal-greenhouse-gas-reductions-dec25/

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