# Stop the RIN-sanity - High Plains Journal

> An American Farm Bureau Federation market note explains how Renewable Identification Numbers are generated and priced under the Renewable Fuel Standard. It warns that proposed changes such as RIN multipliers, RIN price caps and no retirement on export would weaken the program. It notes recent reports that biofuel policy changes are on hold.

- Date: 2018-05-18 · published 2018-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64919-stop-the-rin-sanity-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The RFS volume mandate and RIN prices set the demand for biofuel feedstocks, so changes to the program affect soybean oil and corn demand. This piece is an advocacy overview rather than a new policy decision.

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| SOY | 2025-07-18 | [What’s next for farm programs? - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23747-what-s-next-for-farm-programs-high-plains-journal.md) | -1.7% | -1.3% |
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## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2018/05/18/stop-the-rin-sanity/

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