# EPA RFS biofuel mandates disappoint soyoil bulls

> Final Renewable Fuel Standard volumes come in below expectations; soybean oil falls limit-down.

- Date: 2023-06-21 · published 2023-06-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27-epa-rfs-biofuel-mandates-disappoint-soyoil-bulls
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2023-06-21 | 1 | -6.7% | -3.4 | The EPA's final RFS biomass-based diesel volumes came in below market expectations, which cut projected demand for soybean oil as a biofuel feedstock and triggered the same-day limit-down sell-off. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| SBO | 2026-07-26 | [Biofuel Mandates Test Capacity and Soybean Oil Demand - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15007-biofuel-mandates-test-capacity-and-soybean-oil-demand-rfd.md) | -7.3% | -3.1% |
| SBO | 2025-12-31 | [Biofuel mandates redraw the soybean oil map in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21598-biofuel-mandates-redraw-the-soybean-oil-map-in-south-america.md) | -0.9% | +7.4% |
| SBO | 2026-06-26 | [EPA Biofuel Rule Boosts Soybean Oil Demand Through Higher Renewable Fuel Blending Mandates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15018-epa-biofuel-rule-boosts-soybean-oil-demand-through-higher-renewable-fuel.md) | -2.8% | +5.7% |
| SBO | 2020-08-26 | [U.S. EPA has not decided on biofuel mandates, refinery exemptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51483-u-s-epa-has-not-decided-on-biofuel-mandates-refinery-exemptions.md) | +3.6% | +2.2% |
| 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 | 2026-06-26 | [EPA Biofuel Rule Boosts Soybean Oil Demand Through Higher Renewable Fuel Blending Mandates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15018-epa-biofuel-rule-boosts-soybean-oil-demand-through-higher-renewable-fuel.md) | +0.4% | +10.7% |
| SOY | 2025-02-20 | [US oil, biofuel groups unite to urge new Trump EPA to boost biofuel mandates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15141-us-oil-biofuel-groups-unite-to-urge-new-trump-epa-to-boost-biofuel-mandates.md) | -0.7% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_Fuel_Standard_(United_States)

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