# National Biodiesel Board urges EPA to account for small refinery exemptions - Biofuels International Magazine

> The National Biodiesel Board submitted comments asking the EPA to properly account for small refinery exemptions in the 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard rule. The NBB said the EPA's October 15 proposal would significantly underestimate future exemptions and fall short of meeting renewable volume obligations. It urged the agency to use a three-year average of exempted gallons instead.

- Date: 2019-11-28 · published 2019-11-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55927-national-biodiesel-board-urges-epa-to-account-for-small-refinery-exemptions
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

If the EPA underestimates exemptions, biomass-based diesel and ethanol demand would be lower than mandated, which weighs on soybean oil and corn-based ethanol demand. A final rule closer to the NBB position would support soybean oil and corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-03-27 | [National Biodiesel Board urges Congress to extend biodiesel tax incentive - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59978-national-biodiesel-board-urges-congress-to-extend-biodiesel-tax-incentive.md) | +1.1% | -2.5% |
| SBO | 2018-09-21 | [NBBs bids for Trump to support Biodiesel Producers - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62924-nbbs-bids-for-trump-to-support-biodiesel-producers-biofuels-international.md) | +4.6% | +5.1% |
| SBO | 2020-12-23 | [Brazil’s biodiesel blend rises to 13% in March - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49519-brazil-s-biodiesel-blend-rises-to-13-in-march-biofuels-international-magazine.md) | +5.2% | +4.8% |
| SBO | 2025-03-20 | [Indonesia to fully implement B40 biodiesel - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15580-indonesia-to-fully-implement-b40-biodiesel-biofuels-international-magazine.md) | +0.6% | +9.9% |
| SBO | 2018-10-04 | [NBB thanks bipartisan support for biodiesel tax extension - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62415-nbb-thanks-bipartisan-support-for-biodiesel-tax-extension-biofuels.md) | -2.9% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2017-01-26 | [Outlook 2017: Rapid adoption of E15 - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72887-outlook-2017-rapid-adoption-of-e15-biofuels-international-magazine.md) | +1.9% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2025-09-16 | [EPA Proposes Renewable Fuel Standards Supplemental Rule, Addresses Small Refinery Exemptions \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15087-epa-proposes-renewable-fuel-standards-supplemental-rule-addresses-small.md) | -0.3% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2020-01-01 | [Tenth Circuit Court Strikes Down EPA Small Refinery Exemptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54951-tenth-circuit-court-strikes-down-epa-small-refinery-exemptions.md) | -0.6% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- biofuels-news.com: https://biofuels-news.com/news/national-biodiesel-board-urges-epa-to-account-for-small-refinery-exemptions/

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