# EPA Delivers Proposed RVOs to White House - Farm Policy News

> EPA has sent its proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volume obligations for 2026-2028 to the White House for review. The rule was delayed past the statutory deadline, and Administrator Lee Zeldin said a public comment period will follow. Industry groups have requested a 5.25 billion gallon biomass-based diesel volume.

- Date: 2025-05-16 · published 2025-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15117-epa-delivers-proposed-rvos-to-white-house-farm-policy-news
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher biomass-based diesel mandates raise demand for soybean oil and crush margins, supporting soybean and soybean oil prices. The final volumes will set the outlook for biofuel feedstock use.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2018-06-26 | [Reaction to EPA's proposed new RFS quotas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64403-reaction-to-epa-s-proposed-new-rfs-quotas.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| 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 | 2019-11-29 | [Growth Energy to EPA - deliver a real fix - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55933-growth-energy-to-epa-deliver-a-real-fix-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.3% | +14.4% |
| SBO | 2022-05-16 | [White House weighs inflation vs. farmers in new biofuel mandates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15392-white-house-weighs-inflation-vs-farmers-in-new-biofuel-mandates.md) | -4.2% | -6.2% |
| SBO | 2018-04-25 | [B20 Mandate Delivers Demand for Soyoil \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65396-b20-mandate-delivers-demand-for-soyoil-red-river-farm-network.md) | -3.0% | +1.6% |
| 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 | 2022-05-16 | [White House weighs inflation vs. farmers in new biofuel mandates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15392-white-house-weighs-inflation-vs-farmers-in-new-biofuel-mandates.md) | -1.0% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2025-05-20 | [Lawmakers Urge White House to Ensure Strong RFS Volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15123-lawmakers-urge-white-house-to-ensure-strong-rfs-volumes.md) | +1.1% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/05/epa-delivers-proposed-rvos-to-white-house/

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