# Alabama and Louisiana governors petition EPA for partial waiver of 2027 RFS RVOs

> The governors of Alabama and Louisiana petitioned the EPA for a partial waiver of 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard renewable volume obligations. The provided text does not give further details about the request.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T18:12:10.524Z
- Category: policy · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93843-alabama-and-louisiana-governors-petition-epa-for-partial-waiver-of-2027-rfs-rvos
- Commodities: [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A waiver could lower required ethanol blending and reduce mandated demand for ethanol and corn, but the request is not an approved policy change. Any price effect depends on the EPA’s decision and the scope of relief.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- ETHANOL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-19 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Notice of Receipt of Petitions for a Waiver of the 2019 and 2020 Renewable Fuel Standards](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49015-federal-register-notice-of-receipt-of-petitions-for-a-waiver-of-the-2019-and.md) | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2018-09-20 | [EPA details broad expansion of biofuel waiver program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62925-epa-details-broad-expansion-of-biofuel-waiver-program.md) | +3.9% | +5.9% |
| 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 | 2024-06-07 | [China's Pig Prices Rebound in 2024 Due to Market Recovery and Government Intervention](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29749-china-s-pig-prices-rebound-in-2024-due-to-market-recovery-and-government.md) | +5.6% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2021-04-08 | [China Brief \| Edition 066: Oil and gas in China-Iran 25 year deal, potential barley opportunity and the return of Chinese tourists and students Canada West FoundationCanada West Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47572-china-brief-edition-066-oil-and-gas-in-china-iran-25-year-deal-potential-barley.md) | +3.6% | +25.3% |

## Sources

- biomassmagazine.com: https://biomassmagazine.com/articles/alabama-and-louisiana-governors-petition-epa-for-partial-waiver-of-2027-rfs-rvos

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