# NOPA Applauds Expanded Renewable Fuel Standard Volumes - NOPA

> NOPA welcomed the proposed 2026 biomass-based diesel volume of about 5.61 billion gallons, citing domestic crush capacity. It also praised reducing RIN values for imported tallow and used cooking oil that had displaced U.S. soybean oil.

- Date: 2025-06-13 · published 2025-06-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15113-nopa-applauds-expanded-renewable-fuel-standard-volumes-nopa
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger biodiesel volumes and reduced credits for imported feedstocks favor U.S. soybean oil demand and crush margins, supporting soybean oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-06-15 | 1 | +3.6% | 4.2 | NOPA notes reduced RIN values for imported tallow and UCO, which would shift feedstock demand to US soybean oil. |
| SBO | 2025-06-17 | 5 | +10.4% | 3.6 | Reduced RIN values for imported tallow and UCO would shift biofuel feedstock demand back to US soybean oil. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-01-08 | [Renewable Fuel Standards Set for 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60966-renewable-fuel-standards-set-for-2019.md) | -0.5% | +7.5% |
| 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 | 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 | 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) | -0.0% | -3.6% |
| SBO | 2022-09-22 | [4 Things to Know About the Renewable Fuel Standard - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15367-4-things-to-know-about-the-renewable-fuel-standard-agweb.md) | -5.5% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 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) | -0.8% | +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% |
| SOY | 2022-09-22 | [4 Things to Know About the Renewable Fuel Standard - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15367-4-things-to-know-about-the-renewable-fuel-standard-agweb.md) | -3.6% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- nopa.org: https://www.nopa.org/nopa-applauds-expanded-renewable-fuel-standard-volumes/

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