# Renewable fuel requirements threaten to play bigger role in diesel price - FreightWaves

> FreightWaves reports that the Renewable Volume Obligation has risen in 2021 due to government mandates and higher prices for corn and soybean feedstocks. The RVO cost may add up to 15 cents per gallon to retail diesel.

- Date: 2021-04-21 · published 2021-04-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47457-renewable-fuel-requirements-threaten-to-play-bigger-role-in-diesel-price
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher RVO costs pass through to diesel prices and reflect stronger biofuel feedstock values, supporting soybean oil and corn-based ethanol economics.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2019-09-27 | [Port Report: truckers beware – IMO 2020 will cause fuel prices to “go through the roof” - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57266-port-report-truckers-beware-imo-2020-will-cause-fuel-prices-to-go-through-the.md) | -3.9% | +1.9% |
| DIESEL | 2019-02-01 | [A trade gets done in Singapore and gives a hint what will happen to fuel prices under IMO2020 - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60790-a-trade-gets-done-in-singapore-and-gives-a-hint-what-will-happen-to-fuel-prices.md) | +1.4% | +6.7% |
| DIESEL | 2021-03-05 | [OPEC stuns by opting not to raise output; was diesel a reason? - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48282-opec-stuns-by-opting-not-to-raise-output-was-diesel-a-reason-freightwaves.md) | +3.2% | -3.7% |
| DIESEL | 2019-10-06 | [FreightWaves oil report: physical diesel markets strengthen; IMO 2020 link eyed - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56766-freightwaves-oil-report-physical-diesel-markets-strengthen-imo-2020-link-eyed.md) | +3.3% | +1.8% |
| DIESEL | 2019-01-05 | [The FreightWaves oil report: Mexico steps in with a new chunk of low sulfur diesel demand - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12482-the-freightwaves-oil-report-mexico-steps-in-with-a-new-chunk-of-low-sulfur.md) | +6.0% | +7.5% |
| SBO | 2026-09-11 | [Biodiesel Producers Prepare for Higher US Renewable Fuel Requirements](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14995-biodiesel-producers-prepare-for-higher-us-renewable-fuel-requirements.md) | +0.2% | -2.0% |
| SBO | 2022-09-08 | [Soybeans Play A Key Role In Renewable Fuels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15374-soybeans-play-a-key-role-in-renewable-fuels.md) | +1.8% | -5.8% |
| SBO | 2026-10-22 | [Renewable Fuel Standards 2026: where US D4 supply stands against the biomass-based diesel requirement - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14986-renewable-fuel-standards-2026-where-us-d4-supply-stands-against-the-biomass.md) | -0.7% | — |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/renewable-fuel-requirements-threaten-to-play-bigger-role-in-diesel-price

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