# Stop the RIN-sanity | Farm Bureau Intel Markets | American Farm Bureau Federation

> The American Farm Bureau Federation explains how Renewable Identification Numbers are generated and priced under the RFS. It warns that proposals such as RIN multipliers, RIN price caps and no-retirement-on-export would weaken the program. The piece says recent reports suggest those changes are on hold.

- Date: 2018-04-16 · published 2018-04-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65398-stop-the-rin-sanity-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm-bureau-federation
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

RIN price and RFS design determine how much blending demand biofuel feedstocks such as corn and soybean oil receive. The article is background and does not itself signal a new price move.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2024-09-30 | [What Happens When a Farm Bill Dies? \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28291-what-happens-when-a-farm-bill-dies-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | +0.5% | +2.2% |
| SBO | 2017-07-06 | [EPA Lowers Proposed Volume Standards for RFS \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69849-epa-lowers-proposed-volume-standards-for-rfs-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american.md) | +0.8% | +3.0% |
| SBO | 2026-05-05 | [EPA Sets Record Renewable Fuel Volumes for 2026-2027 \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15025-epa-sets-record-renewable-fuel-volumes-for-2026-2027-farm-bureau-intel-markets.md) | -4.2% | -2.8% |
| SBO | 2023-01-31 | [EPA Proposes Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023, 2024 and 2025 \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15340-epa-proposes-renewable-fuel-standards-for-2023-2024-and-2025-farm-bureau-intel.md) | -3.9% | -2.6% |
| SBO | 2023-06-30 | [Renewable Fuel Standard Final Rule – 2023, 2024, 2025: Increases Short of Expectations \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15301-renewable-fuel-standard-final-rule-2023-2024-2025-increases-short-of.md) | +7.8% | +12.3% |
| SOY | 2017-04-24 | [The Disappearing Farm Bill Safety Net \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71482-the-disappearing-farm-bill-safety-net-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | -0.6% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2023-03-09 | [The ‘Others’ of The Farm Bill – Titles Outside of the ‘Big 4’ \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36856-the-others-of-the-farm-bill-titles-outside-of-the-big-4-farm-bureau-intel.md) | -2.5% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2026-02-26 | [Completing the Job: The House Farm Bill Proposal \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20565-completing-the-job-the-house-farm-bill-proposal-farm-bureau-intel-markets.md) | +0.5% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- fb.org: https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/stop-the-rin-sanity

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