# More work to be done in biofuel industry - Brownfield Ag News

> The National Biodiesel Board says the EPA has denied some gap-year small refinery exemptions and hopes the remaining 14 pending at the Department of Energy will also be denied. The industry is also waiting on the 2021 and 2022 Renewable Volume Obligations, which the EPA is due to set by November 30.

- Date: 2020-09-16 · published 2020-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50993-more-work-to-be-done-in-biofuel-industry-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Denying exemptions keeps biomass-based diesel demand intact, which supports soybean oil. The pending volume rule is a larger swing factor for future biodiesel demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2023-04-06 | [Biofuels industry wants RVO adjustment - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15315-biofuels-industry-wants-rvo-adjustment-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -4.6% | -8.1% |
| SBO | 2025-07-15 | [Biofuels industry driving soybean oil demand - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15107-biofuels-industry-driving-soybean-oil-demand-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.4% | +0.2% |
| SBO | 2019-01-22 | [Soybean growers benefit from growing biodiesel industry - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60973-soybean-growers-benefit-from-growing-biodiesel-industry-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.4% | +2.5% |
| SBO | 2026-04-01 | [RVOs set to launch next biofuels boom - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15033-rvos-set-to-launch-next-biofuels-boom-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | +5.2% |
| SBO | 2026-03-27 | [Biodiesel industry pleased with historic RVO announcement - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15042-biodiesel-industry-pleased-with-historic-rvo-announcement-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.3% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/more-work-to-be-done-in-biofuel-industry/

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