# Grassley, Ernst Urge EPA to Set Robust RFS Blending Volumes to Reflect Biofuel Industry Growth

> Senators Grassley, Ernst, Thune and Durbin wrote to EPA urging larger renewable volume obligations in the upcoming RFS set rule. They asked for a conventional target above 15 billion gallons and higher advanced biofuel volumes.

- Date: 2022-10-19 · published 2022-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15361-grassley-ernst-urge-epa-to-set-robust-rfs-blending-volumes-to-reflect-biofuel
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The request signals congressional pressure for higher biofuel blending, which would support soybean oil and corn demand, but it is a lobbying letter rather than a final rule.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 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) | +4.8% | +6.2% |
| SBO | 2025-06-13 | [US EPA proposes higher biofuel blending volumes through 2027 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15111-us-epa-proposes-higher-biofuel-blending-volumes-through-2027-reuters.md) | +10.1% | +8.6% |
| SBO | 2025-08-07 | [EPA?S Proposed Biofuel Targets Could Stall Industry Growth And Drive Up Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15101-epa-s-proposed-biofuel-targets-could-stall-industry-growth-and-drive-up-prices.md) | -0.3% | -1.9% |
| SBO | 2025-08-26 | [How the EPA's RIN Policy is Reshaping the U.S. Biofuel Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15100-how-the-epa-s-rin-policy-is-reshaping-the-u-s-biofuel-industry.md) | -3.7% | -8.6% |
| SBO | 2018-08-23 | [Grassley, Senators Urge EPA to Boost Biodiesel, Support Jobs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63411-grassley-senators-urge-epa-to-boost-biodiesel-support-jobs.md) | -0.7% | -2.2% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2025-06-13 | [US EPA proposes higher biofuel blending volumes through 2027 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15111-us-epa-proposes-higher-biofuel-blending-volumes-through-2027-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2020-04-07 | [Grassley, Duckworth, Ernst Call on USDA to Allocate Additional Funds to Biofuel Industry Negatively Impacted by COVID-19](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53526-grassley-duckworth-ernst-call-on-usda-to-allocate-additional-funds-to-biofuel.md) | -4.0% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- grassley.senate.gov: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-ernst-urge-epa-to-set-robust-rfs-blending-volumes-to-reflect-biofuel-industry-growth

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