# Biofuel groups urge Biden to maintain RFS but embrace new policies | 2021-01-04  | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Biofuel groups urged President-elect Biden to keep the Renewable Fuel Standard while adding policies such as expanded blending mandates and a low-carbon fuel standard. The American Coalition for Ethanol said corn ethanol cuts greenhouse gases roughly 50% versus gasoline.

- Date: 2021-01-04 · published 2021-01-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49022-biofuel-groups-urge-biden-to-maintain-rfs-but-embrace-new-policies-2021-01-04
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Pressure to expand biofuel mandates could increase demand for corn ethanol and soybean oil, supporting feedstock prices if adopted.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-02 | [Oil, biofuel coalition presents unified RFS request to EPA  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15128-oil-biofuel-coalition-presents-unified-rfs-request-to-epa-agri-pulse.md) | +1.0% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2017-04-26 | [RFA asks EPA to provide regulatory certainty \| 2017-04-26 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71376-rfa-asks-epa-to-provide-regulatory-certainty-2017-04-26-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | +0.3% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2021-10-06 | [USDA’s CCC takes on big role as presidents look to fund priorities \| 2021-10-05  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44524-usda-s-ccc-takes-on-big-role-as-presidents-look-to-fund-priorities-2021-10-05.md) | -2.1% | +7.1% |
| CORN | 2020-11-02 | [China fills grain quotas as the US weighs WTO compliance \| 2020-11-02  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50018-china-fills-grain-quotas-as-the-us-weighs-wto-compliance-2020-11-02-agri-pulse.md) | +0.5% | +8.6% |
| CORN | 2019-09-11 | [White House hosts separate meetings as oil and biofuel battle rages on \| 2019-09-11  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56942-white-house-hosts-separate-meetings-as-oil-and-biofuel-battle-rages-on-2019-09.md) | +4.2% | +9.2% |
| SBO | 2025-04-02 | [Oil, biofuel coalition presents unified RFS request to EPA  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15128-oil-biofuel-coalition-presents-unified-rfs-request-to-epa-agri-pulse.md) | -1.6% | +5.1% |
| SBO | 2018-11-30 | [Biofuel groups appreciate gallon boost, but decry ‘missed opportunity’ in RVO rollout \| 2018-11-30 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61903-biofuel-groups-appreciate-gallon-boost-but-decry-missed-opportunity-in-rvo.md) | +3.0% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2021-10-06 | [USDA’s CCC takes on big role as presidents look to fund priorities \| 2021-10-05  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44524-usda-s-ccc-takes-on-big-role-as-presidents-look-to-fund-priorities-2021-10-05.md) | -0.5% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/15074-biofuel-groups-urge-biden-to-maintain-rfs-but-embrace-new-policies

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