# NBB: Cap on Conventional Ethanol RINs Will Reduce Biodiesel Market By 100-300 Million Gallons Per Year - Fuels Market News

> A National Biodiesel Board and WAEES analysis finds that capping the price of conventional ethanol RINs would cut biomass-based diesel volumes by up to 300 million gallons a year. It would also raise livestock feed costs by about $185 million.

- Date: 2018-03-13 · published 2018-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65896-nbb-cap-on-conventional-ethanol-rins-will-reduce-biodiesel-market-by-100-300
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower biodiesel output reduces demand for soybean oil and crush, which is bearish for soyoil and soymeal prices. Higher feed costs would pressure livestock margins.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-03-19 | [NBB: EPA Undercuts Additional Demand for Biomass-Based Diesel - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59972-nbb-epa-undercuts-additional-demand-for-biomass-based-diesel-fuels-market-news.md) | -2.1% | -2.1% |
| SBO | 2019-08-01 | [NBB Asks EPA to Raise 2020 RFS and 2021 Biodiesel Volumes - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57450-nbb-asks-epa-to-raise-2020-rfs-and-2021-biodiesel-volumes-fuels-market-news.md) | +0.8% | +1.3% |
| SBO | 2019-04-01 | [NBB calls on EPA to reform small refinery exemptions - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59465-nbb-calls-on-epa-to-reform-small-refinery-exemptions-biofuels-international.md) | +2.8% | -1.7% |
| SBO | 2017-12-03 | [RFS ruling stays course on ethanol but biomass diesel will see no increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67354-rfs-ruling-stays-course-on-ethanol-but-biomass-diesel-will-see-no-increase.md) | -0.2% | -0.7% |
| SBO | 2025-03-18 | [National Biodiesel Day: Action Needed to Boost Clean Fuels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15137-national-biodiesel-day-action-needed-to-boost-clean-fuels.md) | +0.3% | +9.0% |
| SOY | 2019-08-01 | [NBB Asks EPA to Raise 2020 RFS and 2021 Biodiesel Volumes - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57450-nbb-asks-epa-to-raise-2020-rfs-and-2021-biodiesel-volumes-fuels-market-news.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2019-06-27 | [NBB Letter to EPA's Wheeler Highlights Economic Damage from Refinery Exemptions - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58471-nbb-letter-to-epa-s-wheeler-highlights-economic-damage-from-refinery-exemptions.md) | -1.0% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2017-09-29 | [NBB on proposed biodiesel cuts: different president, same EPA - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68826-nbb-on-proposed-biodiesel-cuts-different-president-same-epa-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.9% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- fuelsmarketnews.com: https://fuelsmarketnews.com/nbb-cap-on-conventional-ethanol-rins-will-reduce-biodiesel-market-by-100-300-million-gallons-per-year/

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