# Three market-moving factors to watch this week - Dakota Midland Grain

> Market rumors that the EPA will recommend unchanged or lower biofuel blending mandates for 2022 pressured corn prices. The agency has not formally changed the Renewable Fuels Standard, and the proposal still must clear OMB review. Renewable diesel expansion is expected to keep soybean oil demand strong.

- Date: 2021-08-23 · published 2021-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45637-three-market-moving-factors-to-watch-this-week-dakota-midland-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Lower blending mandates would reduce corn ethanol demand, while continued renewable diesel growth supports soybean oil and the soybean crush.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-08-21 | [Lacking US biofuel demand undermining grain prices: Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57687-lacking-us-biofuel-demand-undermining-grain-prices-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +1.9% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2025-01-21 | [Daily Market Wire 24 January 2025 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6892-daily-market-wire-24-january-2025-grain-central.md) | -0.5% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2021-05-31 | [Grain market review: Oilseeds May 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47204-grain-market-review-oilseeds-may-2021.md) | +2.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2021-04-21 | [Reshaping grain trade? China moves to change animal feed recipes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47641-reshaping-grain-trade-china-moves-to-change-animal-feed-recipes-reuters.md) | +14.7% | +11.9% |
| CORN | 2025-07-01 | [TFM Daily Market Summary 07-01-2025 - Total Farm Marketing by Stewart-Peterson](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4522-tfm-daily-market-summary-07-01-2025-total-farm-marketing-by-stewart-peterson.md) | -3.3% | -4.5% |
| SBO | 2023-09-26 | [Factors driving US biodiesel and biofuel demand Video \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15281-factors-driving-us-biodiesel-and-biofuel-demand-video-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.0% | -7.0% |
| SBO | 2017-07-30 | [Daily market wire 31 July 2017 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7128-daily-market-wire-31-july-2017-grain-central.md) | -2.9% | 0.0% |
| SBO | 2022-11-04 | [Edible oil demand in three biggest markets seen mixed - analyst Fry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38778-edible-oil-demand-in-three-biggest-markets-seen-mixed-analyst-fry.md) | +2.6% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- dakotamidland.com: https://www.dakotamidland.com/story-three-market-moving-factors-watch-week-22-217146

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