# Renewable fuel credit prices hit records on U.S. biofuel mandates, oil market volatility | Reuters

> Renewable fuel credit (RIN) prices rose to a record $2.26 each on Thursday and were trading at $2.32 on Friday, up from about $1 before EPA announced its biofuel mandates on March 27. The EPA set biomass-based diesel requirements at 9.07 billion RINs.

- Date: 2026-05-29 · published 2026-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19350-renewable-fuel-credit-prices-hit-records-on-u-s-biofuel-mandates-oil-market
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Record RIN values reflect strong biofuel mandate pull, which supports demand for soybean oil and other feedstocks used in biodiesel and renewable diesel, tightening vegetable oil supplies.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-06-01 | [Renewable fuel credit prices hit records on U.S. biofuel mandates, oil market volatility](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18888-renewable-fuel-credit-prices-hit-records-on-u-s-biofuel-mandates-oil-market.md) | -2.0% | -6.1% |
| SBO | 2024-03-25 | [US mandates record-high biofuel use: Update \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15233-us-mandates-record-high-biofuel-use-update-latest-market-news.md) | +0.6% | -4.4% |
| SBO | 2026-06-01 | [US oil refiners finally profit from biofuels due to mandates, high fuel prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19351-us-oil-refiners-finally-profit-from-biofuels-due-to-mandates-high-fuel-prices.md) | -2.0% | -6.1% |
| SBO | 2021-04-09 | [U.S. renewable fuels market could face feedstock deficit \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47456-u-s-renewable-fuels-market-could-face-feedstock-deficit-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +16.2% |
| SBO | 2026-04-01 | [Policy Updates: EPA sets record high biofuel volumes in Renewable Fuel Standard final rule - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15031-policy-updates-epa-sets-record-high-biofuel-volumes-in-renewable-fuel-standard.md) | +0.5% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/renewable-fuel-credit-prices-hit-records-us-biofuel-mandates-oil-market-2026-05-29/

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