# EPA Proposes Biofuel Requirements for 2019; On Track to Meet Congressional Deadline | U.S. EPA News Releases | US EPA

> EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a proposed rule setting 2019 minimum renewable fuel volumes and the 2020 biomass-based diesel standard, on schedule for the congressional deadline. Conventional volumes stay at 15 billion gallons, advanced biofuel rises nearly 600 million gallons, and biomass-based diesel rises 330 million gallons for 2020.

- Date: 2018-06-26 · published 2018-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64401-epa-proposes-biofuel-requirements-for-2019-on-track-to-meet-congressional
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The biomass-based diesel increase supports soybean oil demand from biodiesel, while the flat conventional target keeps corn ethanol demand steady, so the net price effect on feedstocks is moderately supportive.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2018-11-30 | [EPA Finalizes RFS Volumes for 2019 and Biomass Based Diesel Volumes for 2020 \| U.S. EPA News Releases \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61899-epa-finalizes-rfs-volumes-for-2019-and-biomass-based-diesel-volumes-for-2020-u.md) | +3.0% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2017-06-16 | [EPA renewable fuels proposals will be released soon - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70362-epa-renewable-fuels-proposals-will-be-released-soon-biofuels-international.md) | -3.6% | +1.0% |
| SBO | 2025-08-08 | [EPA’s Proposal to Focus Biofuel Policy on Domestic Fuels Doesn’t Add Up - Union of Concerned Scientists](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15097-epa-s-proposal-to-focus-biofuel-policy-on-domestic-fuels-doesn-t-add-up-union.md) | -1.2% | -1.6% |
| SBO | 2020-02-05 | [EPA Sets Final Rule for 2021 Biomass-Based Diesel Requirement - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54465-epa-sets-final-rule-for-2021-biomass-based-diesel-requirement-tt.md) | -0.0% | -4.2% |
| SBO | 2024-04-29 | [Trade Associations Ask EPA to Meet November RFS Deadline - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15219-trade-associations-ask-epa-to-meet-november-rfs-deadline-fuels-market-news.md) | -3.9% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2019-07-05 | [EPA Proposes Renewable Volume Obligations for 2020 On Track to Meet Statutory Deadline \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57955-epa-proposes-renewable-volume-obligations-for-2020-on-track-to-meet-statutory.md) | +1.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2017-07-05 | [EPA Proposes RFS Volumes Reflective of Market Realities for 2018 \| U.S. EPA News Releases \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69848-epa-proposes-rfs-volumes-reflective-of-market-realities-for-2018-u-s-epa-news.md) | +3.3% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2018-11-30 | [EPA Finalizes RFS Volumes for 2019 and Biomass Based Diesel Volumes for 2020 \| U.S. EPA News Releases \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61899-epa-finalizes-rfs-volumes-for-2019-and-biomass-based-diesel-volumes-for-2020-u.md) | +8.0% | +8.5% |

## Sources

- epa.gov: https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/newsreleases/epa-proposes-biofuel-requirements-2019-track-meet-congressional-deadline.html

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