# EPA increases biodiesel volumes - Brownfield Ag News

> Brownfield reports that EPA proposed new Renewable Volume Obligations that increase biodiesel volumes. National Biodiesel Board federal affairs vice president Kurt Kovarik describes the proposal as an increase. The item is a short interview segment.

- Date: 2018-07-02 · published 2018-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63928-epa-increases-biodiesel-volumes-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Higher proposed biodiesel volumes support soybean oil demand and values. The effect is modest because the proposal is not final and the story repeats earlier coverage.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2018-07-03 | [EPA increases volume standard for biodiesel - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63927-epa-increases-volume-standard-for-biodiesel-morning-ag-clips.md) | +0.4% | -0.1% |
| SBO | 2017-05-05 | [NBB asks for higher biodiesel RVO - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70868-nbb-asks-for-higher-biodiesel-rvo-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | -4.1% |
| SBO | 2026-09-28 | [RVO volumes driving biofuels turnaround - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14996-rvo-volumes-driving-biofuels-turnaround-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.3% | +4.2% |
| 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 | 2026-03-27 | [Biodiesel industry pleased with historic RVO announcement - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15042-biodiesel-industry-pleased-with-historic-rvo-announcement-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.3% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/podcast/epa-increases-biodiesel-volumes/

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