# EPA proposes canola oil RFS pathway for renewable diesel, SAF | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> The EPA proposed allowing canola oil as a feedstock for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, with renewable diesel from canola showing 63% to 69% lower emissions than conventional diesel. The proposal is open to public comment before finalization and was highlighted by the White House.

- Date: 2022-04-20 · published 2022-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15402-epa-proposes-canola-oil-rfs-pathway-for-renewable-diesel-saf-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A new eligible canola pathway could add demand for canola oil and offer an alternative to soybean oil as vegetable oil prices rise, supporting canola and soyoil values.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2018-06-26 | [EPA proposes RVO numbers for 2019 \| 2018-06-26 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64405-epa-proposes-rvo-numbers-for-2019-2018-06-26-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| SBO | 2022-12-07 | [Renewable diesel boom fueling soybean crushing expansion \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15347-renewable-diesel-boom-fueling-soybean-crushing-expansion-agri-pulse.md) | -1.4% | -5.2% |
| SBO | 2021-09-01 | [US soy: Renewable diesel not a food-versus-fuel issue \| 2021-08-31  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44937-us-soy-renewable-diesel-not-a-food-versus-fuel-issue-2021-08-31-agri-pulse.md) | -1.4% | +0.3% |
| SBO | 2021-10-27 | [Dramatic expansion in renewable diesel production could pose challenge to some biodiesel producers \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44391-dramatic-expansion-in-renewable-diesel-production-could-pose-challenge-to-some.md) | -1.6% | -4.9% |
| SBO | 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) | -1.6% | +5.1% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/17555-epa-proposes-canola-oil-rfs-pathway-for-renewable-diesel-saf

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