# Grain Journal | Op-Ed: EPA’s 18-month blunder on biofuel blending…

> Iowa Representative Randy Feenstra criticizes EPA for expecting to finalize Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2026 to 2028 at the end of 2025, more than a year after federal law requires. He urges the administration to set higher RVO levels that support biofuel production.

- Date: 2024-09-18 · published 2024-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15184-grain-journal-op-ed-epa-s-18-month-blunder-on-biofuel-blending
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed and potentially higher biofuel blending volumes would support soybean oil and corn demand for ethanol and biodiesel, but the delay leaves uncertainty in near-term feedstock demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-05-14 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans hit nearly 10-month high on biofuel and trade hopes - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9504-u-s-grains-soybeans-hit-nearly-10-month-high-on-biofuel-and-trade-hopes-grainews.md) | -0.6% | -4.3% |
| SBO | 2020-05-21 | [U.S. EPA draft would lift US biofuel blending mandates slightly in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52996-u-s-epa-draft-would-lift-us-biofuel-blending-mandates-slightly-in-2021.md) | +0.1% | +2.6% |
| SBO | 2019-05-24 | [Grain Journal \| National Biodiesel Board Commends Proposed Limit on…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58970-grain-journal-national-biodiesel-board-commends-proposed-limit-on.md) | +3.0% | +6.2% |
| SBO | 2023-06-26 | [Indonesia's Biofuel Blending Mandate Effects on Palm Oil Supply & Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15726-indonesia-s-biofuel-blending-mandate-effects-on-palm-oil-supply-and-price.md) | +3.7% | +16.2% |
| SBO | 2024-03-25 | [US biofuel feed prices jump on blending plan \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31290-us-biofuel-feed-prices-jump-on-blending-plan-latest-market-news.md) | +0.6% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2020-05-21 | [U.S. EPA draft would lift US biofuel blending mandates slightly in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52996-u-s-epa-draft-would-lift-us-biofuel-blending-mandates-slightly-in-2021.md) | +0.2% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2022-10-19 | [Grassley, Ernst Urge EPA to Set Robust RFS Blending Volumes to Reflect Biofuel Industry Growth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15361-grassley-ernst-urge-epa-to-set-robust-rfs-blending-volumes-to-reflect-biofuel.md) | -0.3% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 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) | -1.3% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- grainjournal.com: https://www.grainjournal.com/article/1037292/op-ed-epas-18-month-blunder-on-biofuel-blending-volumes

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