# EPA Leaves Biodiesel Alone, Raises Cellulosic Volumes

> EPA finalized 2018 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes largely unchanged from its July proposal, keeping biomass-based diesel at 2.1 billion gallons for 2019 despite industry requests for 2.5 billion. Cellulosic volumes were raised, and corn ethanol blending was set at 15 billion gallons for 2018.

- Date: 2017-11-30 · published 2017-11-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67842-epa-leaves-biodiesel-alone-raises-cellulosic-volumes
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Corn ethanol demand is held at 15 billion gallons, supporting corn grind, while flat biodiesel volumes cap soybean oil demand. Overall the outcome is roughly neutral to slightly bearish for soyoil.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-02-15 | [Biofuel Sends Letter to EPA Administrator Pruitt on 2019 Cellulosic Volumes \| BIO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66367-biofuel-sends-letter-to-epa-administrator-pruitt-on-2019-cellulosic-volumes-bio.md) | -0.2% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2018-11-30 | [EPA Finalizes RFS Volumes for 2019 and Biomass Based Diesel Volumes for 2020 \| U.S. EPA News Releases \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61899-epa-finalizes-rfs-volumes-for-2019-and-biomass-based-diesel-volumes-for-2020-u.md) | +8.0% | +8.5% |
| CORN | 2019-07-05 | [Agency's Proposal Leaves Little Room for Growth in Biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57958-agency-s-proposal-leaves-little-room-for-growth-in-biodiesel.md) | +1.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2019-07-05 | [EPA proposes no growth in biofuels except cellulosic \| 2019-07-05 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57957-epa-proposes-no-growth-in-biofuels-except-cellulosic-2019-07-05-agri-pulse-agri.md) | +1.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2018-11-30 | [Slight Bump Given to Cellulosic Ethanol, Advanced Biofuels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61905-slight-bump-given-to-cellulosic-ethanol-advanced-biofuels.md) | +8.0% | +8.5% |
| SBO | 2023-01-10 | [Ag Implores EPA to Raise RFS Volumes for Biomass-Based Diesel, Biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15337-ag-implores-epa-to-raise-rfs-volumes-for-biomass-based-diesel-biodiesel.md) | -2.0% | -9.6% |
| 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 | 2019-08-05 | [Soy Growers to EPA: Raise 2020 RFS and 2021 Biodiesel Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57449-soy-growers-to-epa-raise-2020-rfs-and-2021-biodiesel-volumes-american-soybean.md) | +4.7% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/business-inputs/article/2017/11/30/epa-leaves-biodiesel-alone-raises

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