# EPA plans biofuel 'reset' as program misses Congress' targets

> Reuters reported that the EPA planned a biofuel policy reset because the program was missing Congress's blending targets. Refiners must blend increasing volumes of biofuels such as corn ethanol or buy credits each year.

- Date: 2018-11-20 · published 2018-11-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61906-epa-plans-biofuel-reset-as-program-misses-congress-targets
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A reset that addresses missed targets could change future blending demand for ethanol and biodiesel. The article text is truncated, so the specific measures and price impact remain unclear.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-11-23 | [Soybeans, soybean oil bound higher after EPA raises biofuel targets: Podcast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6690-soybeans-soybean-oil-bound-higher-after-epa-raises-biofuel-targets-podcast.md) | -3.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-06-26 | [EPA Proposes Biofuel Requirements for 2019; On Track to Meet Congressional Deadline \| U.S. EPA News Releases \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64401-epa-proposes-biofuel-requirements-for-2019-on-track-to-meet-congressional.md) | -2.3% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2017-03-16 | [Lawmakers press Trump to deny calls to overhaul biofuels program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71860-lawmakers-press-trump-to-deny-calls-to-overhaul-biofuels-program.md) | -1.1% | +0.7% |
| 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 | 2017-06-20 | [U.S. Biofuels Take Revenue Hit But Get New Target Less Constrained by ‘Blend Wall’](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70363-u-s-biofuels-take-revenue-hit-but-get-new-target-less-constrained-by-blend-wall.md) | -3.6% | +0.0% |
| SBO | 2017-03-16 | [Lawmakers press Trump to deny calls to overhaul biofuels program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71860-lawmakers-press-trump-to-deny-calls-to-overhaul-biofuels-program.md) | +4.0% | -3.0% |
| SBO | 2023-03-16 | [ASA to EPA: adjust the blending targets for biomass-based diesel – Radio Keokuk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15324-asa-to-epa-adjust-the-blending-targets-for-biomass-based-diesel-radio-keokuk.md) | +0.3% | -4.4% |
| 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

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biofuels-epa/epa-plans-biofuel-reset-as-program-misses-congress-targets-idUSKCN1NP1D7/

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