# Biodiesel Producers Ask EPA to Raise RFS Volumes | Energy.AgWired.com

> Biodiesel industry representatives testified at the EPA hearing on proposed 2019 RFS volumes and 2020 biomass-based diesel levels. They asked EPA to raise the 2020 figure to at least 2.8 billion gallons and to account for waived gallons. The industry says small refinery exemptions cut biodiesel demand by more than 300 million gallons.

- Date: 2018-07-18 · published 2018-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63924-biodiesel-producers-ask-epa-to-raise-rfs-volumes-energy-agwired-com
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Calls for higher mandates support soybean oil demand, but waivers that reduce required volumes limit that benefit. Final EPA numbers will determine the price impact.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2017-08-14 | [Iowa leaders ask EPA to boost RFS biodiesel volume](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69336-iowa-leaders-ask-epa-to-boost-rfs-biodiesel-volume.md) | +0.2% | +3.8% |
| SBO | 2019-09-03 | [NBB urges EPA to increase biodiesel volumes in annual RFS rule \| Bioenergy International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56933-nbb-urges-epa-to-increase-biodiesel-volumes-in-annual-rfs-rule-bioenergy.md) | -1.3% | +1.2% |
| SBO | 2019-09-03 | [Biodiesel Industry Hits Keep Coming \| Energy.AgWired.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56941-biodiesel-industry-hits-keep-coming-energy-agwired-com.md) | -1.3% | +1.2% |
| 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 | 2024-06-24 | [Clean Fuels Petitions EPA to Increase Biomass-Based Diesel Volume in RFS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15208-clean-fuels-petitions-epa-to-increase-biomass-based-diesel-volume-in-rfs.md) | +0.4% | +7.2% |

## Sources

- energy.agwired.com: https://energy.agwired.com/2018/07/18/biodiesel-producers-ask-epa-to-raise-rfs-volumes/

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