# Ethanol industry, farm officials support EPA’s decision on RFS

> Nebraska ethanol and farm officials welcomed EPA's 2018 Renewable Volume Obligations and 2019 biomass-based diesel volumes. The American Soybean Association said the action did not go far enough.

- Date: 2017-12-03 · published 2017-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67357-ethanol-industry-farm-officials-support-epa-s-decision-on-rfs
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Industry approval of conventional biofuel levels supports steady corn ethanol demand, while soybean groups' opposition signals limited biodiesel growth for soybean oil.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-03-28 | [New record for U.S. ethanol production and exports in 2018 and an update on Iowa’s ethanol industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60116-new-record-for-u-s-ethanol-production-and-exports-in-2018-and-an-update-on-iowa.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2017-10-22 | [EPA decision on mandates supports oils - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68334-epa-decision-on-mandates-supports-oils-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | +0.7% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2022-01-25 | [With Strong Industry Margins, Iowa Ethanol Industry Looks for E15 While Pushing Back on EVs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43132-with-strong-industry-margins-iowa-ethanol-industry-looks-for-e15-while-pushing.md) | +2.6% | +7.9% |
| CORN | 2025-04-10 | [Grain ethanol’s potential to boost farmers income by ₹35,000 crore: report launch and round-table discussion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25108-grain-ethanol-s-potential-to-boost-farmers-income-by-35-000-crore-report-launch.md) | +3.1% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2025-07-28 | [Rate Difference in Grain-Based and Sugarcane-Based Ethanol Production Affecting Sector: Official – Outlook Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23740-rate-difference-in-grain-based-and-sugarcane-based-ethanol-production-affecting.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| SBO | 2024-10-01 | [India sharply raises import tax on edible oils to support farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28396-india-sharply-raises-import-tax-on-edible-oils-to-support-farmers.md) | +1.5% | +2.7% |
| SBO | 2022-12-01 | [No RFS Growth is No Good: Soy Growers Surprised & Let Down by EPA Decision - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15351-no-rfs-growth-is-no-good-soy-growers-surprised-and-let-down-by-epa-decision.md) | -9.7% | -10.5% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- theindependent.com: https://theindependent.com/agriculture/ethanol-industry-farm-officials-support-epa-s-decision-on-rfs/article_ecd7702a-d6ea-11e7-8aa6-f7d6fb6f188e.html

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