# The Politics of the RFS | O&E Online

> Oil & Energy reviews the political standoff over the RFS, noting that the EPA had not publicly proposed 2021 renewable volume obligations as of press time. Small refinery exemptions have become a hot-button issue in the election year.

- Date: 2020-10-21 · published 2020-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50514-the-politics-of-the-rfs-o-and-e-online
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over RVOs and SRE waivers affects the renewable fuel credit values that underpin biodiesel and ethanol margins, and hence demand for corn and soybean oil.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-07-25 | [USDA debuts specifics of second trade aid package - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58070-usda-debuts-specifics-of-second-trade-aid-package-politico.md) | -1.8% | -11.4% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [Wheeler didn’t promise RFS action ahead of elections](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51486-wheeler-didn-t-promise-rfs-action-ahead-of-elections.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2019-10-17 | [China's pork production to rebound before year-end - People's Daily Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56568-china-s-pork-production-to-rebound-before-year-end-people-s-daily-online.md) | -1.0% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2017-06-09 | [The Plaza Marine Group \| News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70359-the-plaza-marine-group-news.md) | -1.0% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2025-10-29 | [‘All will be forgiven’: Farmers and lawmakers have all eyes on Trump-Xi meeting with a bailout hanging in the balance \| CNN Politics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22379-all-will-be-forgiven-farmers-and-lawmakers-have-all-eyes-on-trump-xi-meeting.md) | -0.2% | +0.8% |
| SBO | 2020-08-26 | [Wheeler didn’t promise RFS action ahead of elections](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51486-wheeler-didn-t-promise-rfs-action-ahead-of-elections.md) | +3.6% | +2.2% |
| SBO | 2018-09-09 | [EPA has new opportunity to uphold the RFS \| The Gazette](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62920-epa-has-new-opportunity-to-uphold-the-rfs-the-gazette.md) | -1.8% | +4.1% |
| SBO | 2017-12-19 | [10 Years of Biodiesel in the RFS - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67351-10-years-of-biodiesel-in-the-rfs-american-soybean-association.md) | +0.5% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- oilandenergyonline.com: https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/politics-rfs/

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