# Senators urge EPA to set strong 2026 RFS RVOs for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels | Biodiesel Magazine

> Senators urged EPA to set strong 2026 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels. The request covers the next compliance year's blending obligations.

- Date: 2024-06-12 · published 2024-06-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15206-senators-urge-epa-to-set-strong-2026-rfs-rvos-for-biomass-based-diesel-and
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger 2026 volume requirements would underpin demand for soybean oil and other biomass-based diesel feedstocks, supporting their prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2024-07-11 | [House members urge EPA to set strong 2026 RFS RVOs for biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuels  \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15202-house-members-urge-epa-to-set-strong-2026-rfs-rvos-for-biomass-based-diesel.md) | -1.2% | -5.0% |
| SBO | 2022-02-01 | [Senators call on EPA to set strong RFS RVOs, deny pending SREs  \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15415-senators-call-on-epa-to-set-strong-rfs-rvos-deny-pending-sres-biodiesel-magazine.md) | +1.1% | +8.8% |
| SBO | 2023-04-14 | [Hinson, Craig urge EPA to increase advanced biofuel RVOs \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15319-hinson-craig-urge-epa-to-increase-advanced-biofuel-rvos-biodiesel-magazine.md) | +1.0% | -3.8% |
| SBO | 2025-10-02 | [Senators urge EPA to finalize RFS ‘Set 2’ rule with strong biobased diesel RVOs and provisions boosting domestic ag \| Ethanol Producer Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15084-senators-urge-epa-to-finalize-rfs-set-2-rule-with-strong-biobased-diesel-rvos.md) | +2.7% | +1.9% |
| SBO | 2018-08-23 | [Senators ask EPA to increase RVOs for advanced biofuel, biodiesel  - Amy in the News - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63413-senators-ask-epa-to-increase-rvos-for-advanced-biofuel-biodiesel-amy-in-the.md) | -0.7% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- biodieselmagazine.com: https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/senators-urge-epa-to-set-strong-2026-rfs-rvos-for-biomass-based-diesel-and-advanced-biofuels

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