# RFA Urges EPA to Reject State RFS Waiver Requests

> The Renewable Fuels Association urged the EPA to reject Alabama and Louisiana governors’ requests for waivers from the 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard. RFA argued that waivers would remove lower-cost ethanol from the fuel market and undermine demand for farmers’ crops.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T00:14:42.664Z
- Category: policy · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92476-rfa-urges-epa-to-reject-state-rfs-waiver-requests
- Commodities: [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

If granted, the waivers could reduce mandated ethanol blending and weaken corn demand; rejection would preserve that demand. The requests create some downside risk for ethanol and corn, but no waiver has been approved.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- ETHANOL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 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) | -3.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2022-10-19 | [Grassley, Ernst Urge EPA to Set Robust RFS Blending Volumes to Reflect Biofuel Industry Growth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15361-grassley-ernst-urge-epa-to-set-robust-rfs-blending-volumes-to-reflect-biofuel.md) | -0.3% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2025-04-02 | [Oil, biofuel coalition presents unified RFS request to EPA  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15128-oil-biofuel-coalition-presents-unified-rfs-request-to-epa-agri-pulse.md) | +1.0% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2020-03-26 | ['Astonishing': Trump EPA backs down on biofuel waivers in blow to U.S. refiners](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54007-astonishing-trump-epa-backs-down-on-biofuel-waivers-in-blow-to-u-s-refiners.md) | +3.9% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2019-11-27 | [Q&A: RFS and EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55932-q-and-a-rfs-and-epa.md) | +0.8% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- energy.agwired.com: https://energy.agwired.com/2026/11/10/rfa-urges-epa-to-reject-state-rfs-waiver-requests/

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