# US oil, biofuel groups unite to urge new Trump EPA to boost biofuel mandates | Reuters

> U.S. oil and biofuel groups jointly wrote to the incoming Trump administration asking the EPA to raise renewable fuel blending volumes for 2026 and beyond. They also asked for multi-year RFS standards to give the market certainty. The letter was seen by Reuters.

- Date: 2025-02-20 · published 2025-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15141-us-oil-biofuel-groups-unite-to-urge-new-trump-epa-to-boost-biofuel-mandates
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher biofuel mandates would increase demand for soybean oil and other feedstocks used in biomass-based diesel, supporting oilseed prices. The outcome depends on EPA rulemaking, so the price effect is still uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-04-01 | [US oil and biofuel coalition meets with EPA to seek biomass diesel boost \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15125-us-oil-and-biofuel-coalition-meets-with-epa-to-seek-biomass-diesel-boost-reuters.md) | +0.9% | +7.8% |
| SBO | 2025-06-13 | [Soybean Oil Surges With Trump Plan to Boost US Biofuel Quotas - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5338-soybean-oil-surges-with-trump-plan-to-boost-us-biofuel-quotas-bloomberg.md) | +10.1% | +8.6% |
| 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% |
| SBO | 2016-11-26 | [US’ new biofuel mandate boon to M’sia’s plantation sector \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73930-us-new-biofuel-mandate-boon-to-m-sia-s-plantation-sector-borneo-post-online.md) | +2.3% | -5.6% |
| SBO | 2026-06-01 | [US oil refiners finally profit from biofuels due to mandates, high fuel prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19351-us-oil-refiners-finally-profit-from-biofuels-due-to-mandates-high-fuel-prices.md) | -2.0% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2025-04-01 | [US oil and biofuel coalition meets with EPA to seek biomass diesel boost \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15125-us-oil-and-biofuel-coalition-meets-with-epa-to-seek-biomass-diesel-boost-reuters.md) | -3.1% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2025-06-13 | [Soybean Oil Surges With Trump Plan to Boost US Biofuel Quotas - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5338-soybean-oil-surges-with-trump-plan-to-boost-us-biofuel-quotas-bloomberg.md) | +2.5% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 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) | +0.4% | +10.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-oil-biofuel-groups-unite-urge-new-trump-epa-boost-biofuel-mandates-2025-02-20/

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