# Public hearing on RFS volume proposals set | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

> The EPA will hold a public hearing on its Renewable Fuel Standard volume obligations on August 1 in Washington, D.C. The agency will take public comment on the proposed 2018 RVOs and the 2019 biomass-based diesel RVO, which the proposal keeps at 2.1 billion gallons.

- Date: 2017-07-18 · published 2017-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69854-public-hearing-on-rfs-volume-proposals-set-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The hearing is a procedural step before the final rule, so it is unlikely to move prices by itself, though any changes to the proposal could affect soyoil and corn ethanol demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2017-05-15 | [EPA sends RFS volume obligations proposal to OMB - Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70872-epa-sends-rfs-volume-obligations-proposal-to-omb-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network.md) | +1.3% | -2.1% |
| SBO | 2017-08-03 | [NBB Has Strong Showing at RFS Public Hearing, Calls for Higher Biodiesel Volumes - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69335-nbb-has-strong-showing-at-rfs-public-hearing-calls-for-higher-biodiesel-volumes.md) | -0.1% | +0.5% |
| SBO | 2026-02-26 | [NOPA, ASA, and Clean Fuels Welcome Sign of Progress on Final 2026-27 RFS Volumes - NOPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15050-nopa-asa-and-clean-fuels-welcome-sign-of-progress-on-final-2026-27-rfs-volumes.md) | +3.2% | -0.9% |
| SBO | 2020-04-16 | [NBB opposes petition to waive RFS volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53534-nbb-opposes-petition-to-waive-rfs-volumes.md) | -3.7% | -3.5% |
| SBO | 2018-02-28 | [Ag Secretary Sees RFS Volumes, RIN Prices as Separate Discussions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66365-ag-secretary-sees-rfs-volumes-rin-prices-as-separate-discussions.md) | +0.3% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2017-05-15 | [EPA sends RFS volume obligations proposal to OMB - Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70872-epa-sends-rfs-volume-obligations-proposal-to-omb-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network.md) | +0.5% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2022-04-07 | [USDA Secretary Vilsack makes trip to Mexico. Also talks CRP \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41807-usda-secretary-vilsack-makes-trip-to-mexico-also-talks-crp-iowa-agribusiness.md) | -1.1% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2018-06-26 | [Renewable Volume Obligation proposal met with scrutiny - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64404-renewable-volume-obligation-proposal-met-with-scrutiny-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.3% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com: https://iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com/public-hearing-on-rfs-vollume-proposals-set/

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