# EPA's SRE Proposal is Unbalanced Approach for Agriculture | Feed & Grain

> Industry groups criticized an EPA supplemental proposal on small refinery exemptions, saying it departed from the administration's earlier promise to use a three-year average of past SRE allocations. The revised plan weights SREs by Department of Energy recommendations, which is likely to lower projected exemptions.

- Date: 2020-10-02 · published 2020-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50516-epa-s-sre-proposal-is-unbalanced-approach-for-agriculture-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Lower projected SRE relief implies more biofuel blending demand, which is supportive for corn ethanol and soybean oil, though the rule is still a proposal.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-12-01 | [Final RFS figures closely resemble July proposal - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67352-final-rfs-figures-closely-resemble-july-proposal-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +0.4% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2018-07-16 | [EPA released proposed biofuels volumes in RFS with mixed industry reaction - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63925-epa-released-proposed-biofuels-volumes-in-rfs-with-mixed-industry-reaction.md) | +4.6% | +9.9% |
| CORN | 2020-01-15 | [Secretary Perdue: China Phase I Deal is a Bonanza for American Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54947-secretary-perdue-china-phase-i-deal-is-a-bonanza-for-american-agriculture.md) | +0.3% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2020-02-24 | [The 2020 Outlook for U.S. Agriculture From USDA’s Chief Economist - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54630-the-2020-outlook-for-u-s-agriculture-from-usda-s-chief-economist-farm-policy.md) | -2.5% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2021-06-02 | [Agricultural feedstock costs drive RIN prices to all-time highs -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46439-agricultural-feedstock-costs-drive-rin-prices-to-all-time-highs-u-s-energy.md) | +2.2% | +1.2% |
| SBO | 2025-12-10 | [Study: EPA biofuels proposal aids US soybean farmers \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15064-study-epa-biofuels-proposal-aids-us-soybean-farmers-world-grain.md) | -3.8% | -3.7% |
| SBO | 2024-07-11 | [Corn Was King: The Transition to Soy in U.S. Production Agriculture - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15197-corn-was-king-the-transition-to-soy-in-u-s-production-agriculture-center-for.md) | -1.2% | -5.0% |
| SBO | 2018-07-16 | [EPA released proposed biofuels volumes in RFS with mixed industry reaction - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63925-epa-released-proposed-biofuels-volumes-in-rfs-with-mixed-industry-reaction.md) | +1.5% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/events/event-calendar/blog/15394483/epas-sre-proposal-is-unbalanced-approach-for-agriculture

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