# EPA Finalizes Increase in Renewable Fuel Volumes | U.S. EPA News Releases | US EPA

> The EPA finalized increases in renewable fuel volume requirements across all biofuel categories under the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2017, with biomass-based diesel set for 2018. Conventional renewable fuel reaches the 15 billion-gallon congressional target, and cellulosic biofuel grows 35 percent over 2016.

- Date: 2016-11-23 · published 2016-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73742-epa-finalizes-increase-in-renewable-fuel-volumes-u-s-epa-news-releases-us-epa
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher mandated biodiesel and advanced biofuel volumes lift demand for soybean oil and palm oil as feedstocks, supporting vegetable oil prices and crush margins that also boost soybean meal supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2018-12-03 | [Increasing Biomass-Based Diesel Volumes included in US EPA’s 2020 renewable volume final rule](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61463-increasing-biomass-based-diesel-volumes-included-in-us-epa-s-2020-renewable.md) | +2.5% | +0.3% |
| SBO | 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) | +3.0% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2026-03-30 | [Trump announces highest renewable fuel volumes in U.S. history](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20243-trump-announces-highest-renewable-fuel-volumes-in-u-s-history.md) | +4.8% | +6.2% |
| SBO | 2018-07-02 | [EPA increases biodiesel volumes - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63928-epa-increases-biodiesel-volumes-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.3% | -2.8% |
| SBO | 2026-04-01 | [Policy Updates: EPA sets record high biofuel volumes in Renewable Fuel Standard final rule - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15031-policy-updates-epa-sets-record-high-biofuel-volumes-in-renewable-fuel-standard.md) | +0.5% | +5.2% |
| SOY | 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) | +3.3% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2026-03-30 | [Trump announces highest renewable fuel volumes in U.S. history](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20243-trump-announces-highest-renewable-fuel-volumes-in-u-s-history.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2026-04-01 | [Policy Updates: EPA sets record high biofuel volumes in Renewable Fuel Standard final rule - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15031-policy-updates-epa-sets-record-high-biofuel-volumes-in-renewable-fuel-standard.md) | -0.8% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- epa.gov: https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/newsreleases/epa-finalizes-increase-renewable-fuel-volumes.html

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