# 2018 Year End RIN Update - farmdoc daily

> A farmdoc daily annual review estimates net RIN generation in 2018 by D-code category, adjusting EMTS data for non-compliance and export retirements and comparing results to EPA's 2018 volume mandates. It reports surplus or deficit estimates for advanced and cellulosic categories.

- Date: 2019-02-28 · published 2019-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60464-2018-year-end-rin-update-farmdoc-daily
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

RIN balances signal whether refiners need to buy biofuel credits and how strongly biofuel blending demand supports soybean oil and corn prices; a tighter balance supports biofuel feedstock demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-10-20 | [Market Update for Rapeseed & Canola 20th of October 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22514-market-update-for-rapeseed-and-canola-20th-of-october-2025.md) | +0.2% | -1.4% |
| SBO | 2025-01-20 | [Market Update for Rapeseed & Canola 20th of January 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26602-market-update-for-rapeseed-and-canola-20th-of-january-2025.md) | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| SBO | 2023-10-26 | [W42: Sunflower Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33755-w42-sunflower-update.md) | -1.7% | +7.4% |
| SBO | 2023-02-21 | [W7: Weekly Sunflower Oil Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37436-w7-weekly-sunflower-oil-update.md) | -1.9% | -5.1% |
| SBO | 2025-05-26 | [Datagro raises estimate for soybean and corn production 2024/25 - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13497-datagro-raises-estimate-for-soybean-and-corn-production-2024-25-revista-cultivar.md) | -2.4% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2022-12-14 | [Corn and Soybean Yields in 2022 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13311-corn-and-soybean-yields-in-2022-farmdoc-daily.md) | +0.8% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2022-07-18 | [What Happens When USDA Updates Yield Expectations? - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13348-what-happens-when-usda-updates-yield-expectations-farmdoc-daily.md) | -4.0% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2024-02-12 | [Another Strong Year for Ethanol Production Profits in 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31664-another-strong-year-for-ethanol-production-profits-in-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | -1.8% | +3.5% |

## Sources

- origin.farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://origin.farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2019/02/2018-year-end-rin-update.html

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