# EPA Renewable Fuel Standard Rallies Soybean Oil Prices - farmdoc daily

> Farmdoc reports that January 2017 soybean futures rose 8.4 percent from October 13 to November 25, with soybean oil up 9.4 percent. The gains followed the EPA's November 23 RFS release, which set the 2017 renewable fuel requirement at 19.28 billion gallons.

- Date: 2016-11-28 · published 2016-11-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73747-epa-renewable-fuel-standard-rallies-soybean-oil-prices-farmdoc-daily
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

The mandate-driven rally in soybean oil tightens vegetable oil supply for feed and food users and supports soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2016-11-27 | [EPA Renewable Fuel Standard rallies soybean oil prices - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73744-epa-renewable-fuel-standard-rallies-soybean-oil-prices-agweek-1-source-for.md) | -1.8% | -5.4% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2025-06-13 | [NOPA Applauds Expanded Renewable Fuel Standard Volumes - NOPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15113-nopa-applauds-expanded-renewable-fuel-standard-volumes-nopa.md) | +2.5% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2021-11-12 | [Fuel the Crush: Renewable Diesel Pumps Up Soybean Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15432-fuel-the-crush-renewable-diesel-pumps-up-soybean-demand.md) | +4.4% | +4.6% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 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) | +2.2% | -0.8% |
| SBM | 2016-12-12 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73340-federal-register-renewable-fuel-standard-program-standards-for-2017-and-biomass.md) | -0.1% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 2026-03-27 | [EPA Finalizes Historic New Renewable Fuel Standards to Strengthen American Energy Security, Support Rural Economies \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15038-epa-finalizes-historic-new-renewable-fuel-standards-to-strengthen-american.md) | -2.6% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- origin.farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://origin.farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2016/11/epa-rfs-rallies-soybean-oil-prices.html
- narrowrow.com: http://www.narrowrow.com/2016/11/epa-renewable-fuels-standard-rallies.html

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