# EPA Biofuel Waivers: Risks for Corn and Soybean Farms

> Louisiana and Alabama governors have petitioned EPA to partially waive 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard blending requirements, citing high fuel prices and economic harm. Biofuel groups, soybean growers and corn interests are opposing the request.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T09:08:27.931Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95250-epa-biofuel-waivers-risks-for-corn-and-soybean-farms
- 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

A partial RFS waiver would cut biofuel blending demand for corn ethanol and soybean oil, weakening crush margins and corn and soybean demand, which is bearish for those feedstocks and their co-products.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-04-21 | [China Seeking Alternatives to Corn and Soybean Meal \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47709-china-seeking-alternatives-to-corn-and-soybean-meal-red-river-farm-network.md) | +14.7% | +11.9% |
| 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 | 2020-05-11 | [RFA, Other U.S. Farm & Biofuel Leaders Ask Congress for COVID-19 Relief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52998-rfa-other-u-s-farm-and-biofuel-leaders-ask-congress-for-covid-19-relief.md) | -1.4% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2024-11-12 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans plunge with Trump EPA pick; wheat and corn also fall - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12340-u-s-grains-soybeans-plunge-with-trump-epa-pick-wheat-and-corn-also-fall-agcanada.md) | -0.5% | +1.1% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| SBO | 2024-03-25 | [EPA RFS waivers may wither US soybean demand \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15230-epa-rfs-waivers-may-wither-us-soybean-demand-latest-market-news.md) | +0.6% | -4.4% |
| SBO | 2025-08-18 | [Soybean oil in the biofuel era: An industry expert’s perspective](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15096-soybean-oil-in-the-biofuel-era-an-industry-expert-s-perspective.md) | +3.0% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- agribusinesswire.com: https://agribusinesswire.com/articles/epa-faces-governor-waiver-requests-that-biofuel-groups-call-a-refinery-giveaway

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