# NBB urges EPA to increase biodiesel volumes in annual RFS rule | Bioenergy International

> The National Biodiesel Board filed formal comments asking EPA to raise advanced biofuel volumes for 2020 and biomass-based diesel volumes for 2021. It also urged proper accounting for small refinery exemptions and the 500 million gallons waived in 2016.

- Date: 2019-09-03 · published 2019-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56933-nbb-urges-epa-to-increase-biodiesel-volumes-in-annual-rfs-rule-bioenergy
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

If EPA raises biodiesel mandates rather than flat-lining them, soybean oil demand from biodiesel producers would strengthen, supporting soybean oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2017-09-01 | [ASA Asks EPA to Increase Biodiesel RFS Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68822-asa-asks-epa-to-increase-biodiesel-rfs-volumes-american-soybean-association.md) | -0.3% | -6.2% |
| SBO | 2017-08-11 | [Tell EPA to Increase RFS Biodiesel and Advanced Biofuels Volumes in 2018 and 2019 - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69327-tell-epa-to-increase-rfs-biodiesel-and-advanced-biofuels-volumes-in-2018-and.md) | -1.6% | +2.5% |
| SBO | 2018-07-02 | [EPA increases biodiesel volumes - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63928-epa-increases-biodiesel-volumes-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.3% | -2.8% |
| SBO | 2018-07-18 | [Biodiesel Producers Ask EPA to Raise RFS Volumes \| Energy.AgWired.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63924-biodiesel-producers-ask-epa-to-raise-rfs-volumes-energy-agwired-com.md) | +1.8% | +1.3% |
| SBO | 2024-06-24 | [Clean Fuels Petitions EPA to Increase Biomass-Based Diesel Volume in RFS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15208-clean-fuels-petitions-epa-to-increase-biomass-based-diesel-volume-in-rfs.md) | +0.4% | +7.2% |
| SOY | 2017-09-01 | [ASA Asks EPA to Increase Biodiesel RFS Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68822-asa-asks-epa-to-increase-biodiesel-rfs-volumes-american-soybean-association.md) | +2.2% | +3.4% |
| SOY | 2023-05-26 | [Governors Urge EPA to Increase Biomass-based Diesel RVOs - World-Energy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15311-governors-urge-epa-to-increase-biomass-based-diesel-rvos-world-energy.md) | +2.2% | +14.9% |
| SOY | 2018-08-23 | [NBB Shows Higher 2020 Biodiesel Volumes Are Achievable in Comments on Annual RFS Rule - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63409-nbb-shows-higher-2020-biodiesel-volumes-are-achievable-in-comments-on-annual.md) | -4.1% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- bioenergyinternational.com: https://bioenergyinternational.com/nbb-urges-epa-to-increase-biodiesel-volumes-in-annual-rfs-rule/

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