# 45Z Webinar Recap: Can Fuel and Food Co-Finance the Regenerative Transition?

> A recap of an October 28 webinar on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit says the program covers about a third of US corn and soybean acres going into biofuels. Treasury guidance in September allowed plants to generate credits, with final IRS guidance still pending. The indirect land use change penalty was eliminated starting in 2026.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T03:11:55.344Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76938-45z-webinar-recap-can-fuel-and-food-co-finance-the-regenerative-transition
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded eligibility for crop-based biofuels supports demand for corn and soybean oil feedstock, which can lift crush margins and prices over time.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-04-27 | [Consumers and farmers burned  by EPA regulations on renewable fuel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71381-consumers-and-farmers-burned-by-epa-regulations-on-renewable-fuel.md) | +1.7% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2017-02-27 | [Groups Call Food-vs.-Fuel Fight Truce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72594-groups-call-food-vs-fuel-fight-truce.md) | +2.1% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2023-09-14 | [Canada Passes Clean Fuel Regulation \| O&E Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15279-canada-passes-clean-fuel-regulation-o-and-e-online.md) | -6.5% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2020-01-29 | [Russian wheat export forecast cut on weak pace and low crop - The Sizov Report blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54924-russian-wheat-export-forecast-cut-on-weak-pace-and-low-crop-the-sizov-report.md) | -1.2% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2021-05-20 | [The race for green fuel is on](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46967-the-race-for-green-fuel-is-on.md) | -4.4% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2026-06-22 | [EPA Focuses the RFS on American Farmers - Clean Fuels Alliance America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15016-epa-focuses-the-rfs-on-american-farmers-clean-fuels-alliance-america.md) | +0.3% | +9.2% |
| SOY | 2023-03-22 | [EU's deforestation regulation: challenges and opportunities for food companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36902-eu-s-deforestation-regulation-challenges-and-opportunities-for-food-companies.md) | +0.1% | +2.7% |
| SOY | 2025-05-15 | [House Ways & Means Committee Advances Modification of 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, Prioritizing American Farmers and Feedstocks - NOPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15122-house-ways-and-means-committee-advances-modification-of-45z-clean-fuel.md) | -0.4% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- regrow.ag: https://www.regrow.ag/post/45z-webinar-recap

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