# Could EPA Biofuel Waivers Hurt U.S. Farmers and Gas Prices?

> Louisiana and Alabama governors requested exemptions from 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard requirements, arguing that biofuel mandates raise gasoline and diesel prices. The Renewable Fuels Association urged EPA to reject the petitions, saying wholesale ethanol costs about $1 per gallon less than wholesale gasoline, and noted nearly two dozen governor petitions plus 14 from refiners.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T00:14:44.512Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94442-could-epa-biofuel-waivers-hurt-u-s-farmers-and-gas-prices
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md)

## Why it matters

Waivers would reduce ethanol and biodiesel blending demand, weakening corn and soybean oil demand. The ethanol cost argument suggests the economics support continued blending.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-08-09 | [EPA Announces Biofuel and Small Refinery Exemption Priorities \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57447-epa-announces-biofuel-and-small-refinery-exemption-priorities-us-epa.md) | -7.7% | -8.0% |
| 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 | 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% |
| 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 | 2025-09-10 | [US biofuel plan would reallocate half or less of waived blending quotas, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15089-us-biofuel-plan-would-reallocate-half-or-less-of-waived-blending-quotas-sources.md) | +5.8% | +3.3% |
| SBO | 2026-01-15 | [Top Biofuel Priorities That Will Impact Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15060-top-biofuel-priorities-that-will-impact-farmers.md) | +3.3% | +8.3% |
| SBO | 2017-09-27 | [EPA signals cut to U.S. biodiesel blending; soyoil prices drop - Governors' Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69027-epa-signals-cut-to-u-s-biodiesel-blending-soyoil-prices-drop-governors-biofuels.md) | -2.2% | +3.3% |
| SBO | 2019-07-08 | [EPA’s Proposed Biofuels Volumes a Big Miss for Soybean Farmers - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57956-epa-s-proposed-biofuels-volumes-a-big-miss-for-soybean-farmers-american-soybean.md) | +2.4% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- agrolatam.com: https://www.agrolatam.com/usa/news/epa-rfs-waivers-2027-ethanol-corn-soybean-farmers/

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