# Strong Action Needed in Response to Potential Roll-back of Biodiesel RFS volumes - American Soybean Association

> The American Soybean Association asked members to contact senators and EPA about the Notice of Data Availability on possible cuts to advanced and biomass-based diesel volumes. It set out steps including a senators' letter and a meeting with EPA Administrator Pruitt. The group warned that the proposed rollbacks would hurt soybean farmers and rural communities.

- Date: 2017-10-05 · published 2017-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68338-strong-action-needed-in-response-to-potential-roll-back-of-biodiesel-rfs
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

The campaign signals organized industry pressure to protect biodiesel demand for soybean oil, which supports the price outlook for that product. The campaign itself does not change volumes.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2017-09-01 | [ASA Asks EPA to Increase Biodiesel RFS Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68822-asa-asks-epa-to-increase-biodiesel-rfs-volumes-american-soybean-association.md) | -0.3% | -6.2% |
| SBO | 2017-08-11 | [Tell EPA to Increase RFS Biodiesel and Advanced Biofuels Volumes in 2018 and 2019 - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69327-tell-epa-to-increase-rfs-biodiesel-and-advanced-biofuels-volumes-in-2018-and.md) | -1.6% | +2.5% |
| SBO | 2017-05-11 | [Biodiesel Tax Credit Co-Sponsors Still Needed - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70867-biodiesel-tax-credit-co-sponsors-still-needed-american-soybean-association.md) | +3.4% | -0.7% |
| SBO | 2018-10-11 | [ASA pushes for extension of biodiesel tax incentive - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62412-asa-pushes-for-extension-of-biodiesel-tax-incentive-american-soybean-association.md) | +3.2% | -1.6% |
| SBO | 2018-11-30 | [EPA Announces Biodiesel and Advanced Biofuels Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61900-epa-announces-biodiesel-and-advanced-biofuels-volumes-american-soybean.md) | +3.0% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- soygrowers.com: https://soygrowers.com/news-releases/strong-action-needed-response-potential-roll-back-biodiesel-rfs-volumes/

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