# Emergency Fuel Waiver for E-15 Means for DDGS Production

> President Biden issued an emergency fuel waiver allowing E-15 gasoline blends to be sold over the summer, despite normal Clean Air Act restrictions. The waiver is expected to increase ethanol production and, with it, DDGS output.

- Date: 2022-07-19 · published 2022-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40487-emergency-fuel-waiver-for-e-15-means-for-ddgs-production
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher ethanol blending demand increases corn grind, supporting corn demand, and raises DDGS supply for feed buyers. The policy change is a meaningful driver of both corn and co-product markets.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-12-23 | [Govt may reduce reserve sale price for rice for ethanol production - GreenLeaf](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27019-govt-may-reduce-reserve-sale-price-for-rice-for-ethanol-production-greenleaf.md) | +0.5% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2019-10-31 | [Biofuel forecast may prop up prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56664-biofuel-forecast-may-prop-up-prices-the-western-producer.md) | +0.9% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2019-06-10 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Modifications to Fuel Regulations To Provide Flexibility for E15; Modifications to RFS RIN Market Regulations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58475-federal-register-modifications-to-fuel-regulations-to-provide-flexibility-for.md) | +5.9% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2021-11-11 | [Will the Fertilizer Crisis Hit Global Grains Production? \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44009-will-the-fertilizer-crisis-hit-global-grains-production-cz-app.md) | -0.8% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2020-11-23 | [Farm, biofuel leaders file motion to hold EPA accountable on improper 2016 waiver](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50023-farm-biofuel-leaders-file-motion-to-hold-epa-accountable-on-improper-2016-waiver.md) | -1.2% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- steqtech.com: https://steqtech.com/what-the-emergency-fuel-waiver-for-e-15-means-for-ddgs-production/

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