# U.S. EPA has not decided on biofuel mandates, refinery exemptions

> The EPA has not yet decided on 2021 Renewable Volume Obligations for biofuel blending or on petitions from refiners seeking exemptions for 2011-2018. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler could not guarantee a decision by the Nov. 30 deadline, citing COVID-19's effect on driving and fuel demand.

- Date: 2020-08-26 · published 2020-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51483-u-s-epa-has-not-decided-on-biofuel-mandates-refinery-exemptions
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed or uncertain biofuel blending volumes leave soybean oil and corn demand from the biofuel sector unclear, which supports price uncertainty for feed-related byproducts and vegetable oils.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2020-03-24 | [No word yet from Trump administration on refinery biofuel waivers - Grassley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54005-no-word-yet-from-trump-administration-on-refinery-biofuel-waivers-grassley.md) | +2.8% | -3.0% |
| SBO | 2026-02-27 | [RVO Crossroads: How EPA’s Biofuel Decision Could Reshape Grain Markets This Spring - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15051-rvo-crossroads-how-epa-s-biofuel-decision-could-reshape-grain-markets-this.md) | +4.0% | -1.0% |
| SBO | 2021-04-16 | [EPA seeks oil, corn sectors' input on next phase of U.S. biofuel policy -sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47460-epa-seeks-oil-corn-sectors-input-on-next-phase-of-u-s-biofuel-policy-sources.md) | +9.2% | +17.8% |
| SBO | 2017-06-22 | [Biofuel Mandates Escape Current EPA Scrutiny \| Sullivan & Worcester - JDSupra](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70361-biofuel-mandates-escape-current-epa-scrutiny-sullivan-and-worcester-jdsupra.md) | +0.8% | +6.7% |
| SBO | 2021-09-03 | [ANALYSIS: Retroactive cuts to US biofuel blend mandates unlikely to hit supply, demand - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44933-analysis-retroactive-cuts-to-us-biofuel-blend-mandates-unlikely-to-hit-supply.md) | -2.4% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2020-03-24 | [No word yet from Trump administration on refinery biofuel waivers - Grassley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54005-no-word-yet-from-trump-administration-on-refinery-biofuel-waivers-grassley.md) | +6.1% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2018-06-26 | [EPA Proposes Biofuel Requirements for 2019; On Track to Meet Congressional Deadline \| U.S. EPA News Releases \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64401-epa-proposes-biofuel-requirements-for-2019-on-track-to-meet-congressional.md) | -2.3% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2026-02-27 | [RVO Crossroads: How EPA’s Biofuel Decision Could Reshape Grain Markets This Spring - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15051-rvo-crossroads-how-epa-s-biofuel-decision-could-reshape-grain-markets-this.md) | +2.0% | +7.3% |

## Sources

- hydrocarbonprocessing.com: https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2020/08/us-epa-has-not-decided-on-biofuel-mandates-refinery-exemptions/

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