# Bakers urge pause to RVOs for biodiesel | 2021-10-13  | Baking Business

> The American Bakers Association warned that bakers' access to soybean oil is in crisis as biodiesel producers divert supply away from food uses. The group asked the EPA to pause biodiesel and advanced biodiesel volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard.

- Date: 2021-10-13 · published 2021-10-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44390-bakers-urge-pause-to-rvos-for-biodiesel-2021-10-13-baking-business
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Diverting soybean oil to biodiesel tightens edible oil supply and supports soybean oil prices, while a possible RVO pause would be a major policy swing that could ease that pressure.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2021-10-13 | [Bakers: Not a good time to raise biodiesel RVOs \| 2021-10-13  \| Food Business News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44392-bakers-not-a-good-time-to-raise-biodiesel-rvos-2021-10-13-food-business-news.md) | +4.4% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2024-07-11 | [House members urge EPA to set strong 2026 RFS RVOs for biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuels  \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15202-house-members-urge-epa-to-set-strong-2026-rfs-rvos-for-biomass-based-diesel.md) | -1.2% | -5.0% |
| SBO | 2024-06-12 | [Senators urge EPA to set strong 2026 RFS RVOs for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15206-senators-urge-epa-to-set-strong-2026-rfs-rvos-for-biomass-based-diesel-and.md) | +1.0% | +9.5% |
| SBO | 2019-02-22 | [Tax credit urged for biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60468-tax-credit-urged-for-biodiesel.md) | -1.7% | -4.6% |
| SBO | 2024-12-20 | [Government raises CPO export levy to 10 percent for biodiesel subsidies \| Indonesia Business Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15597-government-raises-cpo-export-levy-to-10-percent-for-biodiesel-subsidies.md) | -0.5% | +9.9% |
| SOY | 2021-10-13 | [Bakers: Not a good time to raise biodiesel RVOs \| 2021-10-13  \| Food Business News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44392-bakers-not-a-good-time-to-raise-biodiesel-rvos-2021-10-13-food-business-news.md) | +2.5% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2019-02-22 | [Tax credit urged for biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60468-tax-credit-urged-for-biodiesel.md) | -1.5% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2023-05-26 | [Governors Urge EPA to Increase Biomass-based Diesel RVOs - World-Energy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15311-governors-urge-epa-to-increase-biomass-based-diesel-rvos-world-energy.md) | +2.2% | +14.9% |

## Sources

- bakingbusiness.com: https://www.bakingbusiness.com/articles/54892-bakers-urge-pause-to-rvos-for-biodiesel

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