# Farmers Can Earn Added Value through 45Z Clean Fuel Credit

> Biofuel plants are beginning to issue guidance that could let farmers earn a premium for corn or soybeans grown using low-carbon practices under the federal 45Z Clean Fuel Production tax credit. The article describes the potential value opportunity for qualifying crops.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T18:13:40.899Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89931-farmers-can-earn-added-value-through-45z-clean-fuel-credit
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A premium tied to low-carbon production could encourage demand for qualifying corn and soybeans, though the scale depends on plant programs and credit implementation. Any price support is likely to be limited to eligible production and sourcing channels.

## Read by commodity

- 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 | 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 | 2018-10-01 | [New Nafta Has American Corn Farmers Breathing Easier - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62572-new-nafta-has-american-corn-farmers-breathing-easier-bloomberg.md) | +1.2% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2024-08-05 | [US Sen. Marshall leads letter calling for domestic feedstocks only in 45Z biofuel tax credit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15194-us-sen-marshall-leads-letter-calling-for-domestic-feedstocks-only-in-45z.md) | -1.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-06-13 | [US EPA proposes higher biofuel blending volumes through 2027 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15111-us-epa-proposes-higher-biofuel-blending-volumes-through-2027-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -3.2% |
| 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 | 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% |
| SOY | 2019-06-12 | [Buffeted by trade winds, soybean farmers seek tax credit renewal - Roll Call](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58472-buffeted-by-trade-winds-soybean-farmers-seek-tax-credit-renewal-roll-call.md) | +6.3% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- iowafarmbureau.com: https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Farmers-Can-Earn-Added-Value-through-45Z-Clean-Fuel-Credit

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