# EPA Increases Proposed RFS Volumes - American Soybean Association

> The American Soybean Association welcomed EPA's proposed biomass-based diesel volume of 2.43 billion gallons for 2020, a 300 million gallon increase over 2019. The group urged EPA to reallocate volumes waived for refiners so that proposed increases are meaningful.

- Date: 2018-06-26 · published 2018-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64402-epa-increases-proposed-rfs-volumes-american-soybean-association
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A larger biodiesel mandate for 2020 supports soybean oil demand, but continued small refinery waivers could erase the gains and limit the price benefit.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2018-08-23 | [ASA Submits Comments to EPA on Proposed RFS Rule - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63408-asa-submits-comments-to-epa-on-proposed-rfs-rule-american-soybean-association.md) | -0.7% | -2.2% |
| SBO | 2017-08-11 | [Tell EPA to Increase RFS Biodiesel and Advanced Biofuels Volumes in 2018 and 2019 - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69327-tell-epa-to-increase-rfs-biodiesel-and-advanced-biofuels-volumes-in-2018-and.md) | -1.6% | +2.5% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- soygrowers.com: https://soygrowers.com/news-releases/epa-increases-proposed-rfs-volumes/

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