# Iowa Farmers Press Importance of Biodiesel

> In a telephone town hall, Iowa farmers pressed Senator Joni Ernst and Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig to support biodiesel. Farmers objected to President Biden's executive order moving the federal fleet to electric vehicles. Naig argued that biodiesel and ethanol are low-carbon fuels available now.

- Date: 2021-02-05 · published 2021-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48512-iowa-farmers-press-importance-of-biodiesel
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Political debate over federal fleet fuel choices affects future federal biodiesel demand, but the effect on prices in the near term is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2020-03-19 | [Why biodiesel is important to Iowa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54001-why-biodiesel-is-important-to-iowa.md) | +6.4% | +5.0% |
| SBO | 2021-02-25 | [Iowa biodiesel standard is good for farmers and environment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48511-iowa-biodiesel-standard-is-good-for-farmers-and-environment.md) | -0.3% | +17.4% |
| SBO | 2019-01-10 | [Iowa produces record amount of biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60967-iowa-produces-record-amount-of-biodiesel.md) | -0.3% | +8.8% |
| SBO | 2020-05-28 | [Policy priorities of Iowa soybean farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52999-policy-priorities-of-iowa-soybean-farmers.md) | +0.9% | +0.2% |
| SBO | 2023-04-12 | [Drought, Biodiesel Impacting Soyoil Prices, Exports - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15318-drought-biodiesel-impacting-soyoil-prices-exports-pro-farmer.md) | +0.8% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- iasoybeans.com: https://www.iasoybeans.com/newsroom/article/iowa-farmers-press-importance-of-biodiesel-favorable-ag-policy

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