# Biofuels Groups Size Up EPA Under Second Trump Administration, Seek RFS Help

> Agriculture and biofuel groups are assessing how Lee Zeldin, nominated to lead the EPA under the incoming Trump administration, will approach the Renewable Fuel Standard. Senator Pete Ricketts said Zeldin told him he now supports biofuels, despite earlier opposition to the RFS.

- Date: 2024-12-06 · published 2024-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15158-biofuels-groups-size-up-epa-under-second-trump-administration-seek-rfs-help
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Confirmation of an EPA chief who supports the RFS and year-round E15 would support renewable volume demand for corn ethanol and soybean oil, though the outcome remains uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-08-23 | [Trump Administration May Consider Reallocating Biofuels Gallons Lost to Small-Refinery Waivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57448-trump-administration-may-consider-reallocating-biofuels-gallons-lost-to-small.md) | +1.8% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2019-12-19 | [EPA Fulfills Another Trump Administration Promise: Finalizes RFS Volumes for 2020 and Biomass Based Diesel Volumes for 2021 \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55449-epa-fulfills-another-trump-administration-promise-finalizes-rfs-volumes-for.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2020-03-26 | ['Astonishing': Trump EPA backs down on biofuel waivers in blow to U.S. refiners](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54007-astonishing-trump-epa-backs-down-on-biofuel-waivers-in-blow-to-u-s-refiners.md) | +3.9% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2019-10-04 | [Soy Growers Pleased with Administration’s New RFS Agreement - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56443-soy-growers-pleased-with-administration-s-new-rfs-agreement-american-soybean.md) | +0.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2025-04-02 | [Oil, biofuel coalition presents unified RFS request to EPA  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15128-oil-biofuel-coalition-presents-unified-rfs-request-to-epa-agri-pulse.md) | +1.0% | +2.5% |
| SBO | 2019-08-23 | [Trump Administration May Consider Reallocating Biofuels Gallons Lost to Small-Refinery Waivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57448-trump-administration-may-consider-reallocating-biofuels-gallons-lost-to-small.md) | -0.6% | +2.6% |
| SBO | 2025-02-20 | [US oil, biofuel groups unite to urge new Trump EPA to boost biofuel mandates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15141-us-oil-biofuel-groups-unite-to-urge-new-trump-epa-to-boost-biofuel-mandates.md) | -0.2% | -5.0% |
| SBO | 2022-11-15 | [Trade Group Seeks 7-billion-gallon Advanced Biofuel Mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15354-trade-group-seeks-7-billion-gallon-advanced-biofuel-mandate.md) | -5.0% | -13.5% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/business-inputs/article/2024/12/06/biofuels-groups-size-epa-second-seek

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