# Biofuels Stakeholders Issue Statement on Oral Arguments for 2014 – 2016 Renewable Volume Obligations - Fuels Market News

> Ethanol, biotech, corn, sorghum and biofuel groups issued a joint statement after the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments on challenges to EPA's 2014-2016 Renewable Volume Obligations. The groups argued the EPA targets were legally indefensible and that carryover RINs should count toward compliance.

- Date: 2017-04-25 · published 2017-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71377-biofuels-stakeholders-issue-statement-on-oral-arguments-for-2014-2016-renewable
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

The case could force EPA to raise future biofuel volume targets, which would increase demand for corn-based ethanol and soybean oil. No ruling has been issued, so the price effect is limited for now.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-23 | [Regulatory freeze expires on 2017 RFS biofuel volumes, spurs implementation of 2017 RVO as planned — The Coalition For Renewable Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71861-regulatory-freeze-expires-on-2017-rfs-biofuel-volumes-spurs-implementation-of.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2025-02-20 | [Renewable fuels aren't going away, speakers at Evolution Ag Summit say - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15148-renewable-fuels-aren-t-going-away-speakers-at-evolution-ag-summit-say-agweek-1.md) | -5.1% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2018-06-26 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2019 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64400-federal-register-renewable-fuel-standard-program-standards-for-2019-and-biomass.md) | -2.3% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2019-10-28 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021, and Response to the Remand of the 2016 Standards; Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56437-federal-register-renewable-fuel-standard-program-standards-for-2020-and-biomass.md) | -1.3% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-07-16 | [EPA released proposed biofuels volumes in RFS with mixed industry reaction - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63925-epa-released-proposed-biofuels-volumes-in-rfs-with-mixed-industry-reaction.md) | +4.6% | +9.9% |
| SBO | 2018-08-23 | [NBB Shows Higher 2020 Biodiesel Volumes Are Achievable in Comments on Annual RFS Rule - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63409-nbb-shows-higher-2020-biodiesel-volumes-are-achievable-in-comments-on-annual.md) | -0.7% | -2.2% |
| SBO | 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) | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| SBO | 2026-05-05 | [EPA Sets Record Renewable Fuel Volumes for 2026-2027 \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15025-epa-sets-record-renewable-fuel-volumes-for-2026-2027-farm-bureau-intel-markets.md) | -4.2% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- fuelsmarketnews.com: https://fuelsmarketnews.com/biofuels-stakeholders-issue-statement-on-oral-arguments-for-2014-2016-renewable-volume-obligations-rvos/

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