# Why biodiesel is important to Iowa

> The Iowa Soybean Association called on EPA to end small refinery exemptions, which it says undercut biodiesel demand. The statement also cites coronavirus and African swine fever as pressures on farm incomes.

- Date: 2020-03-19 · published 2020-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54001-why-biodiesel-is-important-to-iowa
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Pressure to curb exemptions supports biodiesel demand for soybean oil, but this is an advocacy statement rather than a new policy change.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2021-02-05 | [Iowa Farmers Press Importance of Biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48512-iowa-farmers-press-importance-of-biodiesel.md) | +1.4% | +10.6% |
| SBO | 2018-08-07 | [Indonesia bets big on biodiesel to limit costs of oil imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63404-indonesia-bets-big-on-biodiesel-to-limit-costs-of-oil-imports.md) | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| SBO | 2017-08-14 | [Iowa leaders ask EPA to boost RFS biodiesel volume](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69336-iowa-leaders-ask-epa-to-boost-rfs-biodiesel-volume.md) | +0.2% | +3.8% |
| SBO | 2019-01-10 | [Iowa produces record amount of biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60967-iowa-produces-record-amount-of-biodiesel.md) | -0.3% | +8.8% |
| SBO | 2018-05-07 | [EU trade tools unable to contain unsustainable biodiesel imports \| T&E](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65039-eu-trade-tools-unable-to-contain-unsustainable-biodiesel-imports-t-and-e.md) | +2.0% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- iasoybeans.com: https://www.iasoybeans.com/newsroom/press-release/isas-bardole-joins-sen-ernst-in-demanding-epa-end-waivers-to-big-oil

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