# Sens. Klobuchar, Smith urge EPA to raise RFS volumes – Minnesota Soybean

> Senators Klobuchar, Grassley, Smith and 16 colleagues sent a bipartisan letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan urging higher Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels. The letter cites a 66 percent average drop in RIN values since last summer.

- Date: 2024-06-26 · published 2024-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15209-sens-klobuchar-smith-urge-epa-to-raise-rfs-volumes-minnesota-soybean
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Pressure to raise RFS volumes supports demand for soybean oil as a biofuel feedstock, though the letter does not itself change the mandate.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2017-09-01 | [ASA Asks EPA to Increase Biodiesel RFS Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68822-asa-asks-epa-to-increase-biodiesel-rfs-volumes-american-soybean-association.md) | -0.3% | -6.2% |
| SBO | 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) | -0.4% | +6.5% |
| SBO | 2016-11-23 | [EPA Releases 2017-18 RFS Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73743-epa-releases-2017-18-rfs-volumes-american-soybean-association.md) | +6.7% | +4.5% |
| SBO | 2017-08-01 | [ASA’s Heisdorffer: EPA Should Raise RFS Biodiesel Volume to 2.75 Billion Gallons - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69331-asa-s-heisdorffer-epa-should-raise-rfs-biodiesel-volume-to-2-75-billion-gallons.md) | -3.5% | -0.3% |
| SBO | 2018-06-26 | [EPA Increases Proposed RFS Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64402-epa-increases-proposed-rfs-volumes-american-soybean-association.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- mnsoybean.org: https://mnsoybean.org/sens-klobuchar-smith-urge-epa-to-raise-rfs-volumes/

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