# Baking group seeks EPA change on biofuel mandate | Supermarket Perimeter

> The American Bakers Association testified on January 4, 2022 asking EPA to reduce proposed advanced biofuel volume obligations. The EPA had proposed 2022 renewable volume obligations of 20.77 billion gallons, an all-time high, and the bakers said soybean oil is being diverted from food use.

- Date: 2022-01-05 · published 2022-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15427-baking-group-seeks-epa-change-on-biofuel-mandate-supermarket-perimeter
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

If EPA trims the proposed advanced biofuel mandate, less soybean oil would be diverted to biofuels, reducing support for soybean oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-10-14 | [CBOT soybean oil futures plunge as EPA biofuel proposal weighs on the market \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/502-cbot-soybean-oil-futures-plunge-as-epa-biofuel-proposal-weighs-on-the-market-s.md) | +2.4% | — |
| SBO | 2025-11-03 | [Shifting Biofuel Demand Reshapes Global Oil Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22041-shifting-biofuel-demand-reshapes-global-oil-markets.md) | -0.7% | +4.3% |
| SBO | 2020-04-16 | [Five oil-refining states ask US EPA to waive biofuel mandate amid plunging fuel demand \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53530-five-oil-refining-states-ask-us-epa-to-waive-biofuel-mandate-amid-plunging-fuel.md) | -3.7% | -3.5% |
| SBO | 2023-06-22 | [Palm extends losses over soybean oil and lower US biofuel mandate - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35581-palm-extends-losses-over-soybean-oil-and-lower-us-biofuel-mandate-markets.md) | +1.7% | +10.0% |
| SBO | 2022-12-02 | [U.S. grains: Soy snaps win streak on disappointing biofuel mandates - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38340-u-s-grains-soy-snaps-win-streak-on-disappointing-biofuel-mandates-agcanada.md) | -5.8% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2026-10-14 | [CBOT soybean oil futures plunge as EPA biofuel proposal weighs on the market \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/502-cbot-soybean-oil-futures-plunge-as-epa-biofuel-proposal-weighs-on-the-market-s.md) | -2.3% | — |
| SOY | 2022-12-02 | [U.S. grains: Soy snaps win streak on disappointing biofuel mandates - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38340-u-s-grains-soy-snaps-win-streak-on-disappointing-biofuel-mandates-agcanada.md) | +4.0% | +6.3% |
| SOY | 2025-05-16 | [Jerry Gulke: Trump Administration Sinks Grain Markets After Dropping Ball on Trade and Biofuels - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6683-jerry-gulke-trump-administration-sinks-grain-markets-after-dropping-ball-on.md) | +1.5% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- supermarketperimeter.com: https://www.supermarketperimeter.com/articles/7605-baking-group-seeks-epa-change-on-biofuel-mandate

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