# Soy Leaders ‘Engage’ with Biodiesel Industry - American Soybean Association

> The American Soybean Association reports that soybean industry representatives, including 11 ASA directors, attended the National Biodiesel Board conference in San Diego. Priorities discussed included extending the biodiesel tax credit and concerns over EPA RFS waivers.

- Date: 2019-01-24 · published 2019-01-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60969-soy-leaders-engage-with-biodiesel-industry-american-soybean-association
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Advocacy for biodiesel tax credits and RFS volumes signals potential future soybean oil demand, but no policy change has been enacted, so the price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2017-06-22 | [Soybean Industry Supports Biodiesel Industry on Capitol Hill - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70357-soybean-industry-supports-biodiesel-industry-on-capitol-hill-american-soybean.md) | +0.8% | +6.7% |
| SBO | 2018-01-25 | [Soy Growers, Industry Leaders Discuss RFS, Tax Credit at National Biodiesel Conference - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66863-soy-growers-industry-leaders-discuss-rfs-tax-credit-at-national-biodiesel.md) | +1.2% | -2.0% |
| SBO | 2017-12-19 | [10 Years of Biodiesel in the RFS - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67351-10-years-of-biodiesel-in-the-rfs-american-soybean-association.md) | +0.5% | -2.4% |
| SBO | 2019-03-14 | [EPA Proposes RFS RIN Reforms Along with E15 - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59975-epa-proposes-rfs-rin-reforms-along-with-e15-american-soybean-association.md) | -1.4% | -2.1% |
| SBO | 2022-01-28 | [Soy Growers Want Off EPA’s Deadline Merry-Go-Round - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15424-soy-growers-want-off-epa-s-deadline-merry-go-round-american-soybean-association.md) | +3.1% | +10.9% |

## Sources

- soygrowers.com: https://soygrowers.com/news-releases/soy-leaders-engage-biodiesel-industry/

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