# Perdue Urged to Champion RFS Exemption Reform | ISA

> Soybean and biodiesel groups urged Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to back reform of the Renewable Fuel Standard during an Iowa visit. They objected to the EPA considering 98 more refinery exemptions, following the August 10 derecho that damaged Iowa cropland.

- Date: 2020-09-03 · published 2020-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50996-perdue-urged-to-champion-rfs-exemption-reform-isa
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Granting 98 more exemptions would cut biodiesel demand for soybean oil and could weigh on soybean crush economics. The outcome depends on EPA decisions still pending.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-04-01 | [NBB calls on EPA to reform small refinery exemptions - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59465-nbb-calls-on-epa-to-reform-small-refinery-exemptions-biofuels-international.md) | +2.8% | -1.7% |
| SBO | 2026-08-26 | [ASA Warns Refinery Exemptions Could Cost Soybean Farmers More Than $1 Billion - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17986-asa-warns-refinery-exemptions-could-cost-soybean-farmers-more-than-1-billion-rfd.md) | +9.0% | +1.1% |
| SBO | 2019-08-09 | [EPA Announces Biofuel and Small Refinery Exemption Priorities \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57447-epa-announces-biofuel-and-small-refinery-exemption-priorities-us-epa.md) | +0.4% | -1.7% |
| SBO | 2019-02-12 | [EU targets palm oil for road fuel phase-out, but with exemptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60625-eu-targets-palm-oil-for-road-fuel-phase-out-but-with-exemptions.md) | -1.7% | -1.5% |
| SBO | 2025-05-29 | [US biofuel credits plunge on bean oil moves, bio exemption rumors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24780-us-biofuel-credits-plunge-on-bean-oil-moves-bio-exemption-rumors.md) | -4.6% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2017-11-07 | [CAP reform: From sustainable feed to sustainable food - IPES-Food](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68000-cap-reform-from-sustainable-feed-to-sustainable-food-ipes-food.md) | -2.1% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2026-08-26 | [ASA Warns Refinery Exemptions Could Cost Soybean Farmers More Than $1 Billion - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17986-asa-warns-refinery-exemptions-could-cost-soybean-farmers-more-than-1-billion-rfd.md) | +6.4% | +7.3% |
| SOY | 2024-03-05 | [EUDR: Is the food industry ready to prove its supply chains are deforestation-free?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31226-eudr-is-the-food-industry-ready-to-prove-its-supply-chains-are-deforestation.md) | +1.6% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- iasoybeans.com: https://www.iasoybeans.com/newsroom/article/soybean-biodiesel-groups-urge-perdue-to-champion-rfs-exemption-reform-during-iowa-visit

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