# ‘Unprecedented’: Sizing up the federal farm rescue - POLITICO

> The EPA said it will develop a response to a January court ruling that struck down three refinery biofuel waivers, deferring the decision until the appeal concludes. The agency also postponed the winter-gasoline sales deadline for fuel terminals from May 1 to May 20.

- Date: 2020-03-30 · published 2020-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54119-unprecedented-sizing-up-the-federal-farm-rescue-politico
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over biofuel waivers weighs on ethanol and biodiesel margins, reducing demand for corn and soybean oil used in fuel production.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-11-03 | [Mexico: Front line of the global food war – POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44040-mexico-front-line-of-the-global-food-war-politico.md) | +1.2% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2021-01-19 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Notice of Receipt of Petitions for a Waiver of the 2019 and 2020 Renewable Fuel Standards](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49015-federal-register-notice-of-receipt-of-petitions-for-a-waiver-of-the-2019-and.md) | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2019-06-06 | [Expanding the farm income safety net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58577-expanding-the-farm-income-safety-net.md) | +2.8% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2025-08-22 | [The Reconciliation Farm Bill: Top Five Most Problematic Changes to Farm Policy, #3 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23309-the-reconciliation-farm-bill-top-five-most-problematic-changes-to-farm-policy-3.md) | -0.6% | +7.6% |
| CORN | 2025-10-07 | [Federal Biofuel Policies Likely To Drive Demand For U.S. Corn, Soybeans - Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15081-federal-biofuel-policies-likely-to-drive-demand-for-u-s-corn-soybeans-michigan.md) | -1.7% | +0.8% |
| SBO | 2020-07-20 | [Political Football Season Returns with RFS  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51969-political-football-season-returns-with-rfs-the-daily-digest.md) | -0.4% | +5.4% |
| SBO | 2025-01-15 | [Revisiting the RIN Cliff - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15155-revisiting-the-rin-cliff-farmdoc-daily.md) | +1.2% | +3.1% |
| SBO | 2021-01-19 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Notice of Receipt of Petitions for a Waiver of the 2019 and 2020 Renewable Fuel Standards](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49015-federal-register-notice-of-receipt-of-petitions-for-a-waiver-of-the-2019-and.md) | +1.9% | +10.1% |

## Sources

- politico.com: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-agriculture/2020/03/30/unprecedented-sizing-up-the-federal-farm-rescue-786471

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