# Biden hits Trump over Renewable Fuel Standard delays, waivers | 2020-08-25  | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Democratic nominee Joe Biden criticized President Trump's handling of the Renewable Fuel Standard, citing delayed annual volume targets and small refinery waivers. Nearly 100 waiver applications are reported pending with EPA.

- Date: 2020-08-25 · published 2020-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51488-biden-hits-trump-over-renewable-fuel-standard-delays-waivers-2020-08-25-agri
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Political commitments on the biofuel mandate signal how future policy could change biofuel demand for corn and soybean oil, which matters for longer-term price expectations.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-08-27 | [Bunge, POET, others warn Trump on biofuel exemptions for oil \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15003-bunge-poet-others-warn-trump-on-biofuel-exemptions-for-oil-agri-pulse.md) | +0.5% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2017-02-16 | [China watchers: U.S. trade relations need to improve, but warn Trump to move cautiously \| 2017-02-16 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72357-china-watchers-u-s-trade-relations-need-to-improve-but-warn-trump-to-move.md) | -0.3% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2024-11-18 | [Stabenow releases draft farm bill text, includes CCC provision to tie Trump's hands \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27380-stabenow-releases-draft-farm-bill-text-includes-ccc-provision-to-tie-trump-s.md) | -0.1% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2020-06-16 | [Farm groups urge preservation of China trade deal \| 2020-06-15  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52468-farm-groups-urge-preservation-of-china-trade-deal-2020-06-15-agri-pulse.md) | -0.0% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2019-02-05 | [Biofuels and Big Oil make their case on RFS before 2022 \| 2019-02-05 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60466-biofuels-and-big-oil-make-their-case-on-rfs-before-2022-2019-02-05-agri-pulse.md) | +0.0% | -1.1% |
| SBO | 2019-02-05 | [Biofuels and Big Oil make their case on RFS before 2022 \| 2019-02-05 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60466-biofuels-and-big-oil-make-their-case-on-rfs-before-2022-2019-02-05-agri-pulse.md) | +0.4% | -1.3% |
| SBO | 2016-12-21 | [The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Waiver Authority and Modification of Volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73345-the-renewable-fuel-standard-rfs-waiver-authority-and-modification-of-volumes.md) | -3.3% | -2.5% |
| SBO | 2018-02-05 | [The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Waiver Authority and Modification of Volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66363-the-renewable-fuel-standard-rfs-waiver-authority-and-modification-of-volumes.md) | -1.7% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/14338-biden-hits-trump-over-renewable-fuel-standard-delays-waivers

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