# How EPA is Destroying Demand for Ethanol and Corn | Energy.AgWired.com

> The Renewable Fuels Association says EPA's recent actions lowered the 2016 conventional RFS obligation by more than 1 billion gallons. It estimates about 2.4 billion gallons of ethanol demand and 860 million bushels of corn demand were lost over two compliance years. The agency is expected to take similar steps for 2017 and 2018.

- Date: 2018-04-02 · published 2018-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65399-how-epa-is-destroying-demand-for-ethanol-and-corn-energy-agwired-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

An estimated 860 million bushels of lost corn demand is a substantial bearish factor for feed grain and ethanol-linked corn prices. Expected further waivers extend the pressure into future crop years.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-09-26 | [Farmers say waivers are destroying demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56935-farmers-say-waivers-are-destroying-demand.md) | -0.9% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2020-03-19 | [Energy Markets Erode Ethanol Margins](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54133-energy-markets-erode-ethanol-margins.md) | +1.1% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2019-08-30 | [Interview: Ringneck Energy looks to avoid US ethanol industry's woes: CEO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57583-interview-ringneck-energy-looks-to-avoid-us-ethanol-industry-s-woes-ceo.md) | -2.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2025-08-14 | [High Yields, Poor Profits: Corn Farmers Search for New Demand to Drive Prices - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23357-high-yields-poor-profits-corn-farmers-search-for-new-demand-to-drive-prices.md) | +1.1% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2021-06-02 | [Barley and corn tax hike revives demand for wheat exports from Russia: Refinitiv Agriculture — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46435-barley-and-corn-tax-hike-revives-demand-for-wheat-exports-from-russia-refinitiv.md) | +2.2% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- energy.agwired.com: https://energy.agwired.com/2018/04/02/how-epa-is-destroying-demand-for-ethanol-and-corn/

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