# Biofuel quotas get modest bump

> The EPA proposed a 2020 renewable fuel volume of 20.04 billion gallons, a 0.6% increase over the 2019 quota of 19.92 billion gallons. The proposal would require refiners and importers to blend this volume.

- Date: 2019-07-05 · published 2019-07-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57961-biofuel-quotas-get-modest-bump
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A modest increase in the biofuel mandate supports soybean oil and corn ethanol demand, though the small increase limits the price effect.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-06-13 | [Soybean Oil Surges With Trump Plan to Boost US Biofuel Quotas - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5338-soybean-oil-surges-with-trump-plan-to-boost-us-biofuel-quotas-bloomberg.md) | +10.1% | +8.6% |
| SBO | 2026-01-19 | [Soybean Oil Surges With US Biofuel Quotas Expected by March - Governors' Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15061-soybean-oil-surges-with-us-biofuel-quotas-expected-by-march-governors-biofuels.md) | +1.7% | +6.7% |
| SBO | 2024-03-25 | [US biofuel feed prices jump on blending plan \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31290-us-biofuel-feed-prices-jump-on-blending-plan-latest-market-news.md) | +0.6% | -4.4% |
| SBO | 2026-08-01 | [Trump biofuel goals hit reality as US plants lag](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15008-trump-biofuel-goals-hit-reality-as-us-plants-lag.md) | +3.6% | +2.3% |
| SBO | 2026-01-15 | [U.S. to Finalize 2026 Biofuel Quotas by Early March, Drop Import Penalties, Sources Say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15054-u-s-to-finalize-2026-biofuel-quotas-by-early-march-drop-import-penalties.md) | +3.3% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2017-03-03 | [Commodities: Biofueled grain rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72086-commodities-biofueled-grain-rally.md) | -3.2% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2019-10-31 | [Biofuel forecast may prop up prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56664-biofuel-forecast-may-prop-up-prices-the-western-producer.md) | +0.9% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2024-09-18 | [Grain Journal \| Op-Ed: EPA’s 18-month blunder on biofuel blending…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15184-grain-journal-op-ed-epa-s-18-month-blunder-on-biofuel-blending.md) | -1.2% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-operations/biofuel-quotas-get-modest-bump

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