# US mandates record-high biofuel use: Update | Latest Market News

> The US will require record biofuel blending over 2026 and 2027, with a final rule setting 26.81bn RINs for this year and 27.02bn RINs next year. The mandate lifts biomass-based diesel demand and RIN prices, which had already reached multiyear highs. Refiners warned the mandate could raise pump prices.

- Date: 2024-03-25 · published 2024-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15233-us-mandates-record-high-biofuel-use-update-latest-market-news
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Record mandates sharply increase demand for soybean oil and other renewable diesel feedstocks, supporting their prices while refiner costs rise.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| SBO | 2026-06-01 | [Renewable fuel credit prices hit records on U.S. biofuel mandates, oil market volatility](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18888-renewable-fuel-credit-prices-hit-records-on-u-s-biofuel-mandates-oil-market.md) | -2.0% | -6.1% |
| SBO | 2024-03-25 | [US biofuel support clears way for new crush capacity \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31292-us-biofuel-support-clears-way-for-new-crush-capacity-latest-market-news.md) | +0.6% | -4.4% |
| SBO | 2026-05-29 | [Renewable fuel credit prices hit records on U.S. biofuel mandates, oil market volatility \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19350-renewable-fuel-credit-prices-hit-records-on-u-s-biofuel-mandates-oil-market.md) | -0.2% | -3.8% |
| SBO | 2022-05-16 | [White House weighs inflation vs. farmers in new biofuel mandates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15392-white-house-weighs-inflation-vs-farmers-in-new-biofuel-mandates.md) | -4.2% | -6.2% |
| SOY | 2024-03-25 | [US biofuel support clears way for new crush capacity \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31292-us-biofuel-support-clears-way-for-new-crush-capacity-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2022-05-16 | [White House weighs inflation vs. farmers in new biofuel mandates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15392-white-house-weighs-inflation-vs-farmers-in-new-biofuel-mandates.md) | -1.0% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 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) | +0.6% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- argusmedia.com: https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2807277-us-mandates-record-high-biofuel-use-update

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