# EPA Biofuels Hearing Spotlights 770 Million RINs — Circular Wire

> Biofuel industry groups urged the EPA at a virtual hearing to reallocate 770 million RINs associated with small-refinery exemptions. The agency’s proposal would add the exempted volumes to 2026 and 2027 renewable-fuel obligations, and Clean Fuels Alliance America called for the rule to be finalized by year-end.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T21:16:50.545Z
- Category: policy · region United States · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84939-epa-biofuels-hearing-spotlights-770-million-rins-circular-wire
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Reallocating the exempted volumes would increase obligated renewable-fuel demand, supporting biofuel production and potentially boosting demand for soybean oil as a feedstock.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2018-09-07 | [Bill Would Require EPA to Reallocate Biofuels Gallons Lost to Waivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62923-bill-would-require-epa-to-reallocate-biofuels-gallons-lost-to-waivers.md) | -2.6% | +4.0% |
| SBO | 2025-08-26 | [How the EPA's RIN Policy is Reshaping the U.S. Biofuel Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15100-how-the-epa-s-rin-policy-is-reshaping-the-u-s-biofuel-industry.md) | -3.7% | -8.6% |
| SBO | 2017-06-16 | [EPA renewable fuels proposals will be released soon - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70362-epa-renewable-fuels-proposals-will-be-released-soon-biofuels-international.md) | -3.6% | +1.0% |
| SBO | 2025-07-19 | [Soy-based biofuels score two wins; one with EPA, another in Congress  - Indiana Corn and Soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15108-soy-based-biofuels-score-two-wins-one-with-epa-another-in-congress-indiana-corn.md) | +1.6% | -0.9% |
| SBO | 2020-05-21 | [U.S. EPA draft would lift US biofuel blending mandates slightly in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52996-u-s-epa-draft-would-lift-us-biofuel-blending-mandates-slightly-in-2021.md) | +0.1% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- circularwire.com: https://circularwire.com/articles/epa-hearing-pits-biofuels-industry-against-refiners-over-770-million-rins

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