# A growing group of US biodiesel producers proposes RFS policy fix to save their investments

> More than a dozen US biodiesel producers asked EPA to raise advanced biofuel and biomass-based diesel volumes under the RFS. They also asked for a correction they say favors large renewable diesel plants over small biodiesel refiners, which they claim are losing volume.

- Date: 2022-02-21 · published 2022-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15418-a-growing-group-of-us-biodiesel-producers-proposes-rfs-policy-fix-to-save-their
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

If EPA adopts higher biomass-based diesel volumes or rebalances credits toward biodiesel, feedstock demand for soybean oil would rise and support prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2017-04-20 | [Brazilian biodiesel producers look to up their blend](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71379-brazilian-biodiesel-producers-look-to-up-their-blend.md) | +1.0% | +5.0% |
| SBO | 2017-04-27 | [U.S. proposes biodiesel tax credit for producers \| World-grain.com \| April 27, 2017 14:43 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71383-u-s-proposes-biodiesel-tax-credit-for-producers-world-grain-com-april-27-2017.md) | +1.3% | +1.2% |
| SBO | 2025-08-01 | [Trump's America First biodiesel policy could cost US companies, consumers, trade groups warn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15094-trump-s-america-first-biodiesel-policy-could-cost-us-companies-consumers-trade.md) | -1.5% | -1.3% |
| SBO | 2018-06-26 | [Proposed RFS growth sends hopeful signal to biodiesel industry \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64602-proposed-rfs-growth-sends-hopeful-signal-to-biodiesel-industry-biodiesel.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| SBO | 2026-09-11 | [Biodiesel Producers Prepare for Higher US Renewable Fuel Requirements](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14995-biodiesel-producers-prepare-for-higher-us-renewable-fuel-requirements.md) | +0.2% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- biobased-diesel.com: https://www.biobased-diesel.com/post/a-growing-group-of-us-biodiesel-producers-proposes-rfs-policy-fix-to-save-their-investments

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