# IRFA Opposes Efforts by Oil State Governors to Undermine Renewable Fuel Standard

> The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association opposed a request by the governors of Louisiana and Alabama to waive Renewable Fuel Standard blending levels for 2027. The association argues ethanol is cheaper than gasoline at wholesale and that weakening the RFS would raise fuel prices and hurt farmers.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T00:11:48.031Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94388-irfa-opposes-efforts-by-oil-state-governors-to-undermine-renewable-fuel-standard
- Commodities: [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A waiver would cut mandated demand for ethanol and biomass-based diesel feedstocks such as soybean oil, which is bearish for corn and soy oil if granted. The debate also bears on the price of distillers' co-products and ethanol margins.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- ETHANOL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-03-15 | [News, Notices and Announcements for the Renewable Fuel Standard \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65893-news-notices-and-announcements-for-the-renewable-fuel-standard-us-epa.md) | -1.7% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2018-03-06 | [Oil, agriculture and the environment deserve an improved Renewable Fuel Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65895-oil-agriculture-and-the-environment-deserve-an-improved-renewable-fuel-standard.md) | +2.7% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2019-04-05 | [The Unintended Consequences of the Renewable Fuel Standard \| RealClearEnergy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59466-the-unintended-consequences-of-the-renewable-fuel-standard-realclearenergy.md) | -1.7% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2020-04-17 | [Biofuels industry opposes governors’ RFS request](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53527-biofuels-industry-opposes-governors-rfs-request.md) | -0.9% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2023-01-31 | [EPA Proposes Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023, 2024 and 2025 \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15340-epa-proposes-renewable-fuel-standards-for-2023-2024-and-2025-farm-bureau-intel.md) | +1.3% | -4.0% |
| SBO | 2018-03-15 | [News, Notices and Announcements for the Renewable Fuel Standard \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65893-news-notices-and-announcements-for-the-renewable-fuel-standard-us-epa.md) | +1.9% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2018-03-06 | [Oil, agriculture and the environment deserve an improved Renewable Fuel Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65895-oil-agriculture-and-the-environment-deserve-an-improved-renewable-fuel-standard.md) | -1.4% | +1.0% |
| SBO | 2019-04-05 | [The Unintended Consequences of the Renewable Fuel Standard \| RealClearEnergy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59466-the-unintended-consequences-of-the-renewable-fuel-standard-realclearenergy.md) | -0.8% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- iowarfa.org: https://iowarfa.org/2026/11/irfa-opposes-efforts-by-oil-state-governors-to-undermine-renewable-fuel-standard/

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