# EPA Releases 2017-18 RFS Volumes - American Soybean Association

> The EPA released final 2017-18 RFS volumes, raising overall renewable fuel and total advanced biofuel requirements above the proposed rule. The biomass-based diesel volume for 2018 was held at 2.1 billion gallons, the same as proposed, which the American Soybean Association said did not go far enough for domestic biodiesel.

- Date: 2016-11-23 · published 2016-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73743-epa-releases-2017-18-rfs-volumes-american-soybean-association
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The higher advanced biofuel total supports soybean oil demand, but holding biomass-based diesel at the proposed level limits the upside for soy biodiesel, so the price effect is positive but less than it could have been.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2018-06-26 | [EPA Increases Proposed RFS Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64402-epa-increases-proposed-rfs-volumes-american-soybean-association.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| 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 | 2018-07-19 | [Soy Growers to EPA: Turn Up the Volume - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63921-soy-growers-to-epa-turn-up-the-volume-american-soybean-association.md) | +1.2% | -0.7% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 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) | +2.2% | +3.4% |
| SOY | 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) | +3.3% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2026-04-09 | [Beyond the Headline RVO - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15036-beyond-the-headline-rvo-american-soybean-association.md) | +0.4% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- soygrowers.com: https://soygrowers.com/news-releases/epa-releases-2017-18-rfs-volumes/

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