# Soy Growers to EPA: Turn Up the Volume - American Soybean Association

> The American Soybean Association delivered testimony at an EPA Renewable Fuel Standard hearing in Michigan, praising the agency's proposed volume growth. The group said the U.S. has the production capacity and feedstock to support even higher volumes. Written comments are due August 17.

- Date: 2018-07-19 · published 2018-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63921-soy-growers-to-epa-turn-up-the-volume-american-soybean-association
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Higher proposed biomass-based diesel volumes would expand demand for soybean oil, supporting soybean oil values and crush margins. The effect depends on the final rule, which has not yet been issued.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 2018-11-30 | [EPA Announces Biodiesel and Advanced Biofuels Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61900-epa-announces-biodiesel-and-advanced-biofuels-volumes-american-soybean.md) | +3.0% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2026-04-09 | [Beyond the Headline RVO - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15036-beyond-the-headline-rvo-american-soybean-association.md) | -3.8% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- soygrowers.com: https://soygrowers.com/news-releases/soy-growers-epa-turn-volume/

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