# EPA agrees on 2023 biofuel target timeline | An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau

> The EPA agreed to file a Federal Register notice for public comment on future biofuel blending targets after Growth Energy moved to sue over the agency's delayed 2022 RVO. Under the agreement the EPA must file the 2023 RVO by Sept. 16, 2022 and finalize it by April 28, 2023.

- Date: 2022-05-20 · published 2022-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15391-epa-agrees-on-2023-biofuel-target-timeline-an-official-publication-of-michigan
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A binding timeline for the 2023 volumes reduces uncertainty about biofuel feedstock demand for soybean oil and corn, which supports vegetable oil and corn demand over the medium term.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-11-23 | [Farm, biofuel leaders file motion to hold EPA accountable on improper 2016 waiver](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50023-farm-biofuel-leaders-file-motion-to-hold-epa-accountable-on-improper-2016-waiver.md) | -1.2% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2019-10-04 | [President Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers as EPA, USDA Announce Agreement on Promoting Biofuels \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56438-president-trump-delivers-on-a-key-promise-to-american-farmers-as-epa-usda.md) | +0.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2021-01-04 | [Biofuel groups urge Biden to maintain RFS but embrace new policies \| 2021-01-04  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49022-biofuel-groups-urge-biden-to-maintain-rfs-but-embrace-new-policies-2021-01-04.md) | +5.3% | +17.8% |
| CORN | 2017-04-27 | [Consumers and farmers burned  by EPA regulations on renewable fuel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71381-consumers-and-farmers-burned-by-epa-regulations-on-renewable-fuel.md) | +1.7% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2025-04-02 | [Oil, biofuel coalition presents unified RFS request to EPA  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15128-oil-biofuel-coalition-presents-unified-rfs-request-to-epa-agri-pulse.md) | +1.0% | +2.5% |
| SBO | 2025-11-04 | [Impact Of Recent EPA Decisions On 2023-2027 RVOs For Biomass-Based Diesel - Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15075-impact-of-recent-epa-decisions-on-2023-2027-rvos-for-biomass-based-diesel.md) | +1.2% | +5.1% |
| SBO | 2026-05-05 | [EPA Sets Record Renewable Fuel Volumes for 2026-2027 \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15025-epa-sets-record-renewable-fuel-volumes-for-2026-2027-farm-bureau-intel-markets.md) | -4.2% | -2.8% |
| SBO | 2025-11-12 | [ASA and NOPA Urge Action on Biofuel Policies Supporting Farmers - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15076-asa-and-nopa-urge-action-on-biofuel-policies-supporting-farmers-american.md) | +2.1% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- michiganfarmnews.com: https://www.michiganfarmnews.com/epa-agrees-on-2023-biofuel-target-timeline

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