# Biofuel Leaders Point to Positives From Rocky 2019

> USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky said EPA's use of DOE recommendations to estimate 2020 small refinery exemptions was a good start, though farm groups wanted a three-year average of about 1.35 billion gallons instead of the roughly 700 million gallons used. EPA had received 21 exemption requests for 2019.

- Date: 2020-01-17 · published 2020-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54953-biofuel-leaders-point-to-positives-from-rocky-2019
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The gap between projected and expected exemptions shapes RFS biofuel demand for soybean oil and corn ethanol, creating ongoing price uncertainty.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-01-02 | [Biofuels Positioned for 2025 Success Despite Policy Uncertainty](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15150-biofuels-positioned-for-2025-success-despite-policy-uncertainty.md) | -0.6% | +10.7% |
| SBO | 2019-07-05 | [Biofuel industry criticizes EPA’s 2020 RFS levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57960-biofuel-industry-criticizes-epa-s-2020-rfs-levels.md) | +0.2% | -1.2% |
| SBO | 2020-03-24 | [No word yet from Trump administration on refinery biofuel waivers - Grassley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54005-no-word-yet-from-trump-administration-on-refinery-biofuel-waivers-grassley.md) | +2.8% | -3.0% |
| SBO | 2019-12-18 | [Ag, biofuel groups appeal to President for 'direct intervention' on RFS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55456-ag-biofuel-groups-appeal-to-president-for-direct-intervention-on-rfs.md) | +0.2% | -2.3% |
| SBO | 2024-09-19 | [Indonesia UCO, POME export levy hikes to support local biofuel output: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15620-indonesia-uco-pome-export-levy-hikes-to-support-local-biofuel-output-sources.md) | +5.5% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2018-02-15 | [Biofuel Sends Letter to EPA Administrator Pruitt on 2019 Cellulosic Volumes \| BIO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66367-biofuel-sends-letter-to-epa-administrator-pruitt-on-2019-cellulosic-volumes-bio.md) | -0.2% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2018-06-26 | [EPA Proposes Biofuel Requirements for 2019; On Track to Meet Congressional Deadline \| U.S. EPA News Releases \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64401-epa-proposes-biofuel-requirements-for-2019-on-track-to-meet-congressional.md) | -2.3% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2025-01-02 | [Biofuels Positioned for 2025 Success Despite Policy Uncertainty](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15150-biofuels-positioned-for-2025-success-despite-policy-uncertainty.md) | -0.5% | +5.7% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/world-policy/article/2020/01/17/biofuel-leaders-point-positives-2019

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