# EPA’s latest RFS rule perpetuates disadvantages to biodiesel

> Biodiesel producers argue that EPA's final RFS rule keeps an equivalence value for renewable diesel that credits fossil-fuel emissions. They say biodiesel is losing share to renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel under the biomass-based diesel category.

- Date: 2023-08-07 · published 2023-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15283-epa-s-latest-rfs-rule-perpetuates-disadvantages-to-biodiesel
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Policy that favors renewable diesel over biodiesel shifts feedstock demand between product types, with mixed effects on soybean oil. The net price effect depends on how much total biomass-based diesel demand holds up.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2020-05-15 | [EPA delivers proposed rule to set 2021 RFS RVOs to OMB  \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52995-epa-delivers-proposed-rule-to-set-2021-rfs-rvos-to-omb-biodiesel-magazine.md) | +4.6% | +6.1% |
| SBO | 2018-10-31 | [OMB reviews final rule to set 2019 RVOs under the RFS \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62409-omb-reviews-final-rule-to-set-2019-rvos-under-the-rfs-biodiesel-magazine.md) | -0.4% | -1.0% |
| SBO | 2024-01-30 | [Renewable biodiesel and soybean prices: What to expect](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15244-renewable-biodiesel-and-soybean-prices-what-to-expect.md) | +0.0% | -1.4% |
| SBO | 2018-05-28 | [Argentina to raise biodiesel export tax to 15% as of July 1  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65105-argentina-to-raise-biodiesel-export-tax-to-15-as-of-july-1-the-daily-digest.md) | -1.3% | -7.7% |
| SBO | 2022-05-20 | [Malaysia to reduce palm oil export tax, biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15820-malaysia-to-reduce-palm-oil-export-tax-biodiesel-mandate.md) | -0.4% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- biobased-diesel.com: https://www.biobased-diesel.com/post/epa-s-latest-rfs-rule-perpetuates-disadvantages-to-biodiesel

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