# Proposed Volumes for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021: Supplemental Notice | US EPA

> EPA issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking on the 2020 cellulosic, advanced and total renewable fuel volumes and the 2021 biomass-based diesel volume under the RFS. The notice does not change the proposed volumes but seeks comment on projecting 2020 small refinery exemptions using a three-year average of DOE recommendations, including partial exemptions.

- Date: 2019-09-12 · published 2019-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56931-proposed-volumes-for-2020-and-biomass-based-diesel-volume-for-2021-supplemental
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Adjusting how renewable fuel percentages are calculated to account for expected small refinery exemptions would keep required biofuel blending closer to the final volumes, supporting demand for soybean oil and corn used in biofuels.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-09-15 | 1 | +4.1% | 4.0 | EPA's supplemental RFS notice on small refinery exemptions and 2021 biomass-based diesel volumes affects expected biodiesel demand for soybean oil, though the proposed volumes were unchanged. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-10-28 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021, and Response to the Remand of the 2016 Standards; Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56437-federal-register-renewable-fuel-standard-program-standards-for-2020-and-biomass.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| 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 | 2020-02-05 | [EPA Sets Final Rule for 2021 Biomass-Based Diesel Requirement - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54465-epa-sets-final-rule-for-2021-biomass-based-diesel-requirement-tt.md) | -0.0% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2019-10-28 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021, and Response to the Remand of the 2016 Standards; Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56437-federal-register-renewable-fuel-standard-program-standards-for-2020-and-biomass.md) | -1.3% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2019-12-19 | [EPA Fulfills Another Trump Administration Promise: Finalizes RFS Volumes for 2020 and Biomass Based Diesel Volumes for 2021 \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55449-epa-fulfills-another-trump-administration-promise-finalizes-rfs-volumes-for.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2018-06-26 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2019 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64400-federal-register-renewable-fuel-standard-program-standards-for-2019-and-biomass.md) | -2.3% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- epa.gov: https://www.epa.gov/renewable-fuel-standard/proposed-volumes-2020-and-biomass-based-diesel-volume-2021-supplemental

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