# Governors' Request Would Increase Fuel Costs, Hurt Farmers

> Growth Energy criticized oil-state governors’ request for EPA exemptions from Renewable Fuel Standard compliance. The association said reducing required ethanol blending would raise fuel prices and weaken a dependable market for farmers’ crops.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T18:10:21.188Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92058-governors-request-would-increase-fuel-costs-hurt-farmers
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md)

## Why it matters

An exemption that reduces mandated ethanol blending could lower demand for corn used in ethanol production, putting downward pressure on corn and ethanol demand. The article reports an advocacy group’s argument about a possible policy change, not an approved exemption.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- ETHANOL: bearish ▼

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-01-18 | [Export taxes: Increase on soybean products would reduce foreign currency earnings by US$2.000 billion – Universidad Austral](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13944-export-taxes-increase-on-soybean-products-would-reduce-foreign-currency.md) | +1.1% | -5.6% |
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| CORN | 2021-01-20 | [Mexican GMO corn phase-out a concern for US farmers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49125-mexican-gmo-corn-phase-out-a-concern-for-us-farmers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.1% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2024-07-25 | [Low Prices and High Costs Worry Corn Producers in Mato Grosso](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13559-low-prices-and-high-costs-worry-corn-producers-in-mato-grosso.md) | -2.9% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2018-07-29 | [U.S. says farmers could get cash aid by October but will not be made whole](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64016-u-s-says-farmers-could-get-cash-aid-by-october-but-will-not-be-made-whole.md) | +1.3% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- growthenergy.org: https://growthenergy.org/2026/11/10/governors-request-rfs-waiver/

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