# Federal Biofuel Mandate Adds Up To 37 Cents To Every Gallon Of Fuel, Estimates Show

> Government and think-tank estimates cited in the article put the federal biofuel mandate’s added cost at 6.8 cents per gallon of gasoline and 18.6 cents per gallon of diesel under the EPA’s proposed rule. A separate estimate based on credit prices put the cost as high as 37 cents per gallon, though its author described that method as aggressive and said it was being reconsidered.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T00:14:42.990Z
- Category: policy · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92479-federal-biofuel-mandate-adds-up-to-37-cents-to-every-gallon-of-fuel-estimates
- Commodities: [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Estimates that the mandate raises fuel costs could add to pressure for policy changes that reduce blending obligations. Any resulting cut could weaken ethanol use and corn demand, but the article reports estimates rather than a change in policy.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- ETHANOL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-04-16 | [Five oil-refining states ask US EPA to waive biofuel mandate amid plunging fuel demand \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53530-five-oil-refining-states-ask-us-epa-to-waive-biofuel-mandate-amid-plunging-fuel.md) | -1.1% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2021-09-22 | [EXCLUSIVE: EXCLUSIVE Biden administration mulls big cuts to biofuel mandates in win for oil industry -document \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44932-exclusive-exclusive-biden-administration-mulls-big-cuts-to-biofuel-mandates-in.md) | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2021-05-20 | [U.S. EPA to keep biofuel mandates steady in 2021-22 due to coronavirus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46969-u-s-epa-to-keep-biofuel-mandates-steady-in-2021-22-due-to-coronavirus.md) | -4.4% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2025-10-07 | [Federal Biofuel Policies Likely To Drive Demand For U.S. Corn, Soybeans - Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15081-federal-biofuel-policies-likely-to-drive-demand-for-u-s-corn-soybeans-michigan.md) | -1.7% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2025-06-16 | [Chicago soyoil futures hit 18-month high on biofuel mandate, Mideast tensions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5339-chicago-soyoil-futures-hit-18-month-high-on-biofuel-mandate-mideast-tensions.md) | -2.9% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- ijr.com: https://ijr.com/journals/dcnf/federal-biofuel-mandate-adds-up-to-37-cents-to-every-gallon-of-fuel-estimates-sh-6c9561a6

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