# EPA seeks oil, corn sectors' input on next phase of U.S. biofuel policy -sources

> Sources say the EPA has begun seeking input from oil and corn industry groups on the Renewable Fuel Standard after its current phase ends in 2022. The oil industry opposes the program while corn and biofuel groups want it expanded.

- Date: 2021-04-16 · published 2021-04-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47460-epa-seeks-oil-corn-sectors-input-on-next-phase-of-u-s-biofuel-policy-sources
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over future RFS volumes affects biofuel feedstock demand for corn and soybean oil, though no immediate volume change has been set.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- WTI: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-04-17 | [Coronavirus spurs new clash between Big Oil and Big Corn over U.S. biofuels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53532-coronavirus-spurs-new-clash-between-big-oil-and-big-corn-over-u-s-biofuels.md) | -0.9% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-07-19 | [Why Mexico's phaseout of glyphosate and GMO corn may help to reverse years of U.S. trade policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46046-why-mexico-s-phaseout-of-glyphosate-and-gmo-corn-may-help-to-reverse-years-of-u.md) | -1.1% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 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) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2017-06-21 | [Game-Changer in US Biofuels Sector \|         Global Oil & Fats Business Online – gofbonline.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70360-game-changer-in-us-biofuels-sector-global-oil-and-fats-business-online.md) | -2.4% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2026-08-27 | [Bunge, POET, others warn Trump on biofuel exemptions for oil \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15003-bunge-poet-others-warn-trump-on-biofuel-exemptions-for-oil-agri-pulse.md) | +0.5% | +2.4% |
| SBO | 2024-09-19 | [Indonesia UCO, POME export levy hikes to support local biofuel output: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15620-indonesia-uco-pome-export-levy-hikes-to-support-local-biofuel-output-sources.md) | +5.5% | +0.3% |
| SBO | 2019-10-15 | [‘Bring it on,’ EU MP says of trade fight over palm biofuel phase-out](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56448-bring-it-on-eu-mp-says-of-trade-fight-over-palm-biofuel-phase-out.md) | +1.9% | +5.1% |
| SBO | 2020-04-17 | [Coronavirus spurs new clash between Big Oil and Big Corn over U.S. biofuels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53532-coronavirus-spurs-new-clash-between-big-oil-and-big-corn-over-u-s-biofuels.md) | -2.6% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- hydrocarbonprocessing.com: https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2021/04/epa-seeks-oil-corn-sectors-input-on-next-phase-of-us-biofuel-policy-sources/

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