# Biodiesel board says EPA needs to end biodiesel 'demand destruction'

> The National Biodiesel Board asked EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler to account for small refinery exemptions in RFS rules. The group also requested 2020 biomass-based diesel volumes of 2.8 billion gallons and cited more than 300 million gallons of lost demand from 2015 to 2017.

- Date: 2018-10-19 · published 2018-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62410-biodiesel-board-says-epa-needs-to-end-biodiesel-demand-destruction
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Restoring exempted biodiesel demand would increase soybean oil use in fuel, which is supportive for soyoil prices and crush margins.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-11-12 | [Brazil to boost biodiesel blend to 15% by 2023, helping soy demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55928-brazil-to-boost-biodiesel-blend-to-15-by-2023-helping-soy-demand.md) | -2.5% | +0.2% |
| SBO | 2021-03-15 | [Biodiesel Boosts Demand for Iowa Soybeans \| Iowa Soybean](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48002-biodiesel-boosts-demand-for-iowa-soybeans-iowa-soybean.md) | +0.0% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2023-12-22 | [Brazil's additional biodiesel demand to hit soyoil, soybean exports - analysts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32777-brazil-s-additional-biodiesel-demand-to-hit-soyoil-soybean-exports-analysts.md) | -1.0% | -3.0% |
| SBO | 2022-08-25 | [Argentina to extend duration of higher biodiesel blend, says energy minister - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40124-argentina-to-extend-duration-of-higher-biodiesel-blend-says-energy-minister.md) | +1.7% | -4.1% |
| SBO | 2025-03-09 | [The end of cheap palm oil? Output stalls as biodiesel demand surges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15574-the-end-of-cheap-palm-oil-output-stalls-as-biodiesel-demand-surges.md) | -1.9% | +6.5% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/technology/biodiesel-board-says-epa-needs-to-end-biodiesel-demand-destruction-

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