# EPA proposes RVO numbers for 2019 | 2018-06-26 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> EPA's proposed 2019 RVO includes an advanced biofuel target about 600 million gallons above 2018, with conventional held at 15 billion gallons. The proposal does not reallocate gallons lost to refinery waivers, and initial industry reaction was mixed.

- Date: 2018-06-26 · published 2018-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64405-epa-proposes-rvo-numbers-for-2019-2018-06-26-agri-pulse-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Unreallocated waiver losses of about 1.6 billion gallons reduce expected biofuel demand, so the headline volume increases may not translate into firm feedstock price support.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-04-20 | [EPA proposes canola oil RFS pathway for renewable diesel, SAF \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15402-epa-proposes-canola-oil-rfs-pathway-for-renewable-diesel-saf-agri-pulse.md) | +1.3% | -1.8% |
| SBO | 2017-05-03 | [Biodiesel industry in full-court press for industry growth \| 2017-05-02 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70871-biodiesel-industry-in-full-court-press-for-industry-growth-2017-05-02-agri.md) | +0.9% | -3.1% |
| SBO | 2026-08-31 | [EPA grants RVO exemptions while seeking to cushion impact on ag \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15000-epa-grants-rvo-exemptions-while-seeking-to-cushion-impact-on-ag-agri-pulse.md) | +4.8% | -0.8% |
| SBO | 2021-09-01 | [US soy: Renewable diesel not a food-versus-fuel issue \| 2021-08-31  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44937-us-soy-renewable-diesel-not-a-food-versus-fuel-issue-2021-08-31-agri-pulse.md) | -1.4% | +0.3% |
| SBO | 2025-04-02 | [Oil, biofuel coalition presents unified RFS request to EPA  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15128-oil-biofuel-coalition-presents-unified-rfs-request-to-epa-agri-pulse.md) | -1.6% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2019-07-05 | [EPA proposes no growth in biofuels except cellulosic \| 2019-07-05 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57957-epa-proposes-no-growth-in-biofuels-except-cellulosic-2019-07-05-agri-pulse-agri.md) | +1.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2017-11-30 | [Final RFS figures closely resemble July proposal \| 2017-11-30 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67844-final-rfs-figures-closely-resemble-july-proposal-2017-11-30-agri-pulse-agri.md) | +1.0% | +7.1% |
| CORN | 2020-06-26 | [Daybreak: June 26: Key lawmaker calls for new farm bill \| 2020-06-26  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52596-daybreak-june-26-key-lawmaker-calls-for-new-farm-bill-2020-06-26-agri-pulse.md) | +4.6% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/11162-epa-proposes-rvo-numbers-for-2019

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