# ASA Submits Comments to EPA on Proposed RFS Rule - American Soybean Association

> The American Soybean Association filed comments on EPA's proposed RFS rule. It welcomed increased biomass-based diesel volumes for 2020 and advanced biofuel volumes for 2019. It urged EPA to add growth and recover volumes lost to small refinery exemptions in 2016-17.

- Date: 2018-08-23 · published 2018-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63408-asa-submits-comments-to-epa-on-proposed-rfs-rule-american-soybean-association
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Higher biomass-based diesel mandates would increase demand for soybean oil, supporting its price relative to meal. Uncertainty over exemptions limits that demand support.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2018-06-26 | [EPA Increases Proposed RFS Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64402-epa-increases-proposed-rfs-volumes-american-soybean-association.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| SBO | 2017-09-01 | [ASA Asks EPA to Increase Biodiesel RFS Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68822-asa-asks-epa-to-increase-biodiesel-rfs-volumes-american-soybean-association.md) | -0.3% | -6.2% |
| SBO | 2016-11-23 | [EPA Releases 2017-18 RFS Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73743-epa-releases-2017-18-rfs-volumes-american-soybean-association.md) | +6.7% | +4.5% |
| SBO | 2018-07-19 | [Soy Growers to EPA: Turn Up the Volume - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63921-soy-growers-to-epa-turn-up-the-volume-american-soybean-association.md) | +1.2% | -0.7% |
| SBO | 2025-07-03 | [Proposed Biofuel Blending Obligation Presents an Opportunity for U.S. Soy - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15103-proposed-biofuel-blending-obligation-presents-an-opportunity-for-u-s-soy.md) | +0.4% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- soygrowers.com: https://soygrowers.com/news-releases/asa-submits-comments-epa-proposed-rfs-rule/

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