# 10 Years of Biodiesel in the RFS - American Soybean Association

> The American Soybean Association marked the 10th anniversary of biodiesel in the Renewable Fuel Standard. It noted biodiesel used over 5 billion pounds of soybean oil in 2015 and said ASA will keep pressing EPA for higher biomass-based diesel volumes.

- Date: 2017-12-19 · published 2017-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67351-10-years-of-biodiesel-in-the-rfs-american-soybean-association
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Biodiesel already takes over a quarter of US soybean oil use, so the sector's growth path and any future volume increases directly shape soybean oil demand and prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-01-24 | [Soy Leaders ‘Engage’ with Biodiesel Industry - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60969-soy-leaders-engage-with-biodiesel-industry-american-soybean-association.md) | +3.5% | +3.8% |
| SBO | 2017-06-22 | [Soybean Industry Supports Biodiesel Industry on Capitol Hill - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70357-soybean-industry-supports-biodiesel-industry-on-capitol-hill-american-soybean.md) | +0.8% | +6.7% |
| SBO | 2018-01-25 | [Soy Growers, Industry Leaders Discuss RFS, Tax Credit at National Biodiesel Conference - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66863-soy-growers-industry-leaders-discuss-rfs-tax-credit-at-national-biodiesel.md) | +1.2% | -2.0% |
| SBO | 2019-03-14 | [EPA Proposes RFS RIN Reforms Along with E15 - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59975-epa-proposes-rfs-rin-reforms-along-with-e15-american-soybean-association.md) | -1.4% | -2.1% |
| SBO | 2022-01-28 | [Soy Growers Want Off EPA’s Deadline Merry-Go-Round - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15424-soy-growers-want-off-epa-s-deadline-merry-go-round-american-soybean-association.md) | +3.1% | +10.9% |
| SOY | 2017-07-05 | [ASA: RFS Volumes a Missed Opportunity for Biodiesel - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69850-asa-rfs-volumes-a-missed-opportunity-for-biodiesel-american-soybean-association.md) | +6.3% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2017-11-30 | [RFS Volumes Again Fail to Capture Biodiesel’s Potential - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67841-rfs-volumes-again-fail-to-capture-biodiesel-s-potential-american-soybean.md) | +1.0% | -4.7% |
| SOY | 2023-01-13 | [12 American Soybean Association representatives testify at EPA public hearing on RFS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15343-12-american-soybean-association-representatives-testify-at-epa-public-hearing.md) | -1.5% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- soygrowers.com: https://soygrowers.com/10-years-of-biodiesel-in-the-rfs/

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