# EPA Sets Final Rule for 2021 Biomass-Based Diesel Requirement - TT

> The EPA finalized a rule setting the 2021 biomass-based diesel statutory minimum at 2.43 billion gallons, unchanged from 2020. The agency said advanced biofuel requirements are driving biodiesel and renewable diesel use above the biomass-based diesel standard.

- Date: 2020-02-05 · published 2020-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54465-epa-sets-final-rule-for-2021-biomass-based-diesel-requirement-tt
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A firm 2.43 billion gallon floor for 2021 supports steady soybean oil demand from the biofuel sector. This underpins soybean oil prices and crush margins that feed meal supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2020-02-07 | [EPA Issues Final Rule On RFS Program Standards For 2020 And Biomass-Based Diesel Volume For 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54466-epa-issues-final-rule-on-rfs-program-standards-for-2020-and-biomass-based.md) | -1.7% | -8.8% |
| SBO | 2018-12-03 | [Increasing Biomass-Based Diesel Volumes included in US EPA’s 2020 renewable volume final rule](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61463-increasing-biomass-based-diesel-volumes-included-in-us-epa-s-2020-renewable.md) | +2.5% | +0.3% |
| SBO | 2018-11-30 | [EPA Finalizes RFS Volumes for 2019 and Biomass Based Diesel Volumes for 2020 \| U.S. EPA News Releases \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61899-epa-finalizes-rfs-volumes-for-2019-and-biomass-based-diesel-volumes-for-2020-u.md) | +3.0% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2019-09-12 | [Proposed Volumes for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021: Supplemental Notice \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56931-proposed-volumes-for-2020-and-biomass-based-diesel-volume-for-2021-supplemental.md) | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| SBO | 2026-10-22 | [Renewable Fuel Standards 2026: where US D4 supply stands against the biomass-based diesel requirement - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14986-renewable-fuel-standards-2026-where-us-d4-supply-stands-against-the-biomass.md) | -0.7% | — |
| SBM | 2016-12-12 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73340-federal-register-renewable-fuel-standard-program-standards-for-2017-and-biomass.md) | -0.1% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 2024-10-25 | [Biodiesel DAP Paulínia price reaches record high for 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6845-biodiesel-dap-paulinia-price-reaches-record-high-for-2024.md) | -3.3% | -7.3% |
| SBM | 2022-11-08 | [U.S. rush for renewable diesel may ignite fresh food fight \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15353-u-s-rush-for-renewable-diesel-may-ignite-fresh-food-fight-reuters.md) | -2.6% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- ttnews.com: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/epa-sets-final-rule-2021-biomass-based-diesel-requirement

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