# Governors Seek 2027 RFS Waivers, Biofuels Groups Warn of Harm to Farmers

> The governors of Alabama and Louisiana asked the EPA to exempt their states from Renewable Fuel Standard requirements in 2027 and to lower the year’s percentage standards. They argued that compliance-credit costs raise fuel costs for consumers and industries in their states.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T00:14:42.827Z
- Category: policy · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92477-governors-seek-2027-rfs-waivers-biofuels-groups-warn-of-harm-to-farmers
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md)

## Why it matters

If granted, the waivers could reduce required biofuel blending and weaken demand for ethanol and corn. The request has not yet changed blending obligations, so the price impact remains a risk rather than a realized supply or demand shift.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- ETHANOL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-11-01 | [Trump Funnels Record Subsidies to Farmers Ahead of Election Day (Published 2020)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50631-trump-funnels-record-subsidies-to-farmers-ahead-of-election-day-published-2020.md) | +0.5% | +8.6% |
| CORN | 2018-05-21 | [Waiver Wire: Why is the biofuels industry up in arms about oil refinery waivers?  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64918-waiver-wire-why-is-the-biofuels-industry-up-in-arms-about-oil-refinery-waivers.md) | +0.4% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2019-12-04 | [Trump’s $28 Billion Trade War Bailout Is Overpaying Farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55567-trump-s-28-billion-trade-war-bailout-is-overpaying-farmers-bloomberg.md) | -3.9% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-04-25 | [RFS waivers wiped out billion gallons in biofuel demand, Perdue says \| 2018-04-25 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65397-rfs-waivers-wiped-out-billion-gallons-in-biofuel-demand-perdue-says-2018-04-25.md) | +2.4% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2019-09-26 | [Farmers say waivers are destroying demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56935-farmers-say-waivers-are-destroying-demand.md) | -0.9% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/ethanol-blog/blog-post/2026/11/10/governors-seek-2027-rfs-waivers-warn
- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/Ag/blogs/ethanol-blog/blog-post/2026/11/10/governors-seek-2027-rfs-waivers-warn

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