# Biofuels Groups Testify at EPA RFS Hearing | Energy.AgWired.com

> EPA held a public hearing in Ypsilanti, Michigan on the proposed 2020 renewable volume obligations and 2021 biomass-based diesel volume. Witnesses focused on how EPA accounts for volumes waived under small refinery exemptions.

- Date: 2019-07-31 · published 2019-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57959-biofuels-groups-testify-at-epa-rfs-hearing-energy-agwired-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over whether waived gallons will be reallocated keeps expected ethanol and biodiesel demand unclear, a modest bearish factor for corn and soybean oil.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-07-18 | [Biofuels Advocates Testify at EPA Hearing \| AgWired](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63926-biofuels-advocates-testify-at-epa-hearing-agwired.md) | -2.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 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) | -0.1% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2026-02-27 | [RVO Crossroads: How EPA’s Biofuel Decision Could Reshape Grain Markets This Spring - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15051-rvo-crossroads-how-epa-s-biofuel-decision-could-reshape-grain-markets-this.md) | +2.0% | +7.3% |
| CORN | 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) | +1.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2017-02-06 | [Groups Line Up Arrows at EPA Over RFS Implementation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72362-groups-line-up-arrows-at-epa-over-rfs-implementation.md) | -0.0% | +1.3% |
| SBO | 2018-07-18 | [Biofuels Advocates Testify at EPA Hearing \| AgWired](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63926-biofuels-advocates-testify-at-epa-hearing-agwired.md) | +1.8% | +1.3% |
| 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 | 2026-02-27 | [RVO Crossroads: How EPA’s Biofuel Decision Could Reshape Grain Markets This Spring - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15051-rvo-crossroads-how-epa-s-biofuel-decision-could-reshape-grain-markets-this.md) | +4.0% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- energy.agwired.com: https://energy.agwired.com/2019/07/31/biofuels-groups-testify-at-rfs-hearing/

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