# No word yet from Trump administration on refinery biofuel waivers - Grassley

> Senators Grassley and Ernst asked the Trump administration not to appeal a January court ruling limiting small refinery biofuel waivers. As of March 24 the administration had not given an official answer.

- Date: 2020-03-24 · published 2020-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54005-no-word-yet-from-trump-administration-on-refinery-biofuel-waivers-grassley
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

The outcome determines whether waiver volumes stay high, which affects the demand for ethanol and soybean oil used in biofuels.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-05 | [Trump administration a wild card for ethanol industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71987-trump-administration-a-wild-card-for-ethanol-industry.md) | -3.8% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2019-07-25 | [Trump administration reveals details of $16 billion farm bailout in U.S. trade war - The Washington Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58071-trump-administration-reveals-details-of-16-billion-farm-bailout-in-u-s-trade.md) | -1.8% | -11.4% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [U.S. EPA has not decided on biofuel mandates, refinery exemptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51483-u-s-epa-has-not-decided-on-biofuel-mandates-refinery-exemptions.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| 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 | 2020-08-25 | [Biden hits Trump over Renewable Fuel Standard delays, waivers \| 2020-08-25  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51488-biden-hits-trump-over-renewable-fuel-standard-delays-waivers-2020-08-25-agri.md) | +3.0% | +8.9% |
| SBO | 2025-03-27 | [Trump administration tells oil and biofuels groups to hash out new biofuel policy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15136-trump-administration-tells-oil-and-biofuels-groups-to-hash-out-new-biofuel.md) | +8.5% | +13.2% |
| SBO | 2020-08-26 | [U.S. EPA has not decided on biofuel mandates, refinery exemptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51483-u-s-epa-has-not-decided-on-biofuel-mandates-refinery-exemptions.md) | +3.6% | +2.2% |
| SBO | 2020-08-25 | [Biden hits Trump over Renewable Fuel Standard delays, waivers \| 2020-08-25  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51488-biden-hits-trump-over-renewable-fuel-standard-delays-waivers-2020-08-25-agri.md) | +4.1% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- hydrocarbonprocessing.com: https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2020/03/no-word-yet-from-trump-administration-on-refinery-biofuel-waivers-grassley/

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