# EPA Renewable Fuel Standard rallies soybean oil prices - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets

> Soybean futures rose 8.4 percent from October 13 to November 25, led by soybean oil, which gained 9.4 percent. The rally followed the EPA's November 23 release of the 2017 RFS volumes and the 2018 biomass-based diesel requirement.

- Date: 2016-11-27 · published 2016-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73744-epa-renewable-fuel-standard-rallies-soybean-oil-prices-agweek-1-source-for
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The EPA mandate underpins soybean oil's rally by raising expected biodiesel demand, which tightens the oil supply and pulls soybean prices higher.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2016-12-05 | [Higher renewable fuels standard supports oils - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73343-higher-renewable-fuels-standard-supports-oils-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture.md) | -2.1% | -7.8% |
| SBO | 2016-11-28 | [EPA Renewable Fuel Standard Rallies Soybean Oil Prices - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73747-epa-renewable-fuel-standard-rallies-soybean-oil-prices-farmdoc-daily.md) | +2.3% | -5.6% |
| SBO | 2017-10-22 | [EPA decision on mandates supports oils - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68334-epa-decision-on-mandates-supports-oils-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | +2.0% | +0.8% |
| SBO | 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) | -0.2% | -5.0% |
| SBO | 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) | +1.5% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2016-11-28 | [EPA Renewable Fuel Standard Rallies Soybean Oil Prices - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73747-epa-renewable-fuel-standard-rallies-soybean-oil-prices-farmdoc-daily.md) | -1.8% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2026-03-06 | [USDA bridge payments move quickly as billions already sent to farmers - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20152-usda-bridge-payments-move-quickly-as-billions-already-sent-to-farmers-agweek-1.md) | +4.2% | -0.0% |
| SOY | 2026-06-26 | [EPA Biofuel Rule Boosts Soybean Oil Demand Through Higher Renewable Fuel Blending Mandates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15018-epa-biofuel-rule-boosts-soybean-oil-demand-through-higher-renewable-fuel.md) | +0.4% | +10.7% |

## Sources

- agweek.com: https://www.agweek.com/business/epa-renewable-fuel-standard-rallies-soybean-oil-prices

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.