# Final RFS rule provides only minimal growth for biodiesel, NBB says | Bioenergy International

> The National Biodiesel Board criticized the EPA's final 2019 RFS and 2020 biomass-based diesel volumes, which it said were set below the output the agency acknowledges is being produced. The board argued that small refinery exemptions and hardship waivers will continue to reduce biodiesel demand.

- Date: 2018-12-03 · published 2018-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61461-final-rfs-rule-provides-only-minimal-growth-for-biodiesel-nbb-says-bioenergy
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker effective biodiesel demand from exemptions could limit soybean oil demand growth, which weighs on soybean oil prices and crush economics.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-12-19 | [US biodiesel and soybean industry call on President Trump to improve 2020 RFS \| Bioenergy International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55450-us-biodiesel-and-soybean-industry-call-on-president-trump-to-improve-2020-rfs.md) | +2.8% | -0.2% |
| SBO | 2019-11-13 | [New NBB report highlights the importance of the Biodiesel Tax Credit \| Bioenergy International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55929-new-nbb-report-highlights-the-importance-of-the-biodiesel-tax-credit-bioenergy.md) | -0.2% | +0.6% |
| SBO | 2019-02-05 | [European oilseed producers losers in EU - Argentina biodiesel settlement \| Bioenergy International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60680-european-oilseed-producers-losers-in-eu-argentina-biodiesel-settlement.md) | +0.4% | -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 | 2017-02-13 | [US biodiesel interests gear up for court battle over RFS volumes \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72364-us-biodiesel-interests-gear-up-for-court-battle-over-rfs-volumes-biodiesel.md) | -5.0% | -7.9% |

## Sources

- bioenergyinternational.com: https://bioenergyinternational.com/final-rfs-rule-provides-only-minimal-growth-for-biodiesel-nbb-says/

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