# US biofuel mandates climb amid war, farm income concerns | World Grain

> The EPA set record renewable volume obligations under the RFS, with biomass-based diesel at about 5.4 billion gallons for 2026, up from 3.35 billion in 2025, and 5.7 billion for 2027. The rule was announced March 27 at a White House event.

- Date: 2026-04-03 · published 2026-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19805-us-biofuel-mandates-climb-amid-war-farm-income-concerns-world-grain
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply higher biomass-based diesel mandates lift demand for soybean oil and other vegetable oil feedstocks, tightening oil supply and supporting prices. Higher oil use for biofuel also shifts soybean crush economics toward more meal output.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-12-10 | [Study: EPA biofuels proposal aids US soybean farmers \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15064-study-epa-biofuels-proposal-aids-us-soybean-farmers-world-grain.md) | -3.8% | -3.7% |
| SBO | 2022-05-16 | [White House weighs inflation vs. farmers in new biofuel mandates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15392-white-house-weighs-inflation-vs-farmers-in-new-biofuel-mandates.md) | -4.2% | -6.2% |
| SBO | 2020-05-21 | [U.S. EPA draft would lift US biofuel blending mandates slightly in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52996-u-s-epa-draft-would-lift-us-biofuel-blending-mandates-slightly-in-2021.md) | +0.1% | +2.6% |
| SBO | 2024-11-28 | [Biofuels' hunger for used cooking oil faces trade challenges \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27477-biofuels-hunger-for-used-cooking-oil-faces-trade-challenges-world-grain.md) | -0.4% | -0.8% |
| SBO | 2017-03-01 | [U.S. grains: Corn, soyoil climb on biofuels news - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7821-u-s-grains-corn-soyoil-climb-on-biofuels-news-grainews.md) | -0.7% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2022-02-23 | [Argentinean farm group wants grain export tax gone \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14051-argentinean-farm-group-wants-grain-export-tax-gone-world-grain.md) | +2.3% | +6.0% |
| SBM | 2019-09-09 | [Focus on Argentina \| 2019-09-09  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56913-focus-on-argentina-2019-09-09-world-grain.md) | +3.8% | +4.0% |
| SBM | 2025-08-01 | [Uncertainty prevails as soy oil market seeks US biofuels clarity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23827-uncertainty-prevails-as-soy-oil-market-seeks-us-biofuels-clarity.md) | +3.3% | +8.6% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/22601-us-biofuel-mandates-climb-amid-war-farm-income-concerns

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