# November/December 2026 Ethanol Industry News

> The Department of Energy introduced an Emissions Value Request process so producers can claim the 45Z clean fuel credit for pathways missing from its emissions rate tables. EPA also proposed reallocating 100% of the RFS volumes waived through 29 Small Refinery Exemptions for 2025, split between 2026 and 2027 or placed entirely in 2027.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T15:07:58.672Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95647-november-december-2026-ethanol-industry-news
- Commodities: [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Reallocated RFS volumes and expanded 45Z eligibility support biofuel feedstock demand, which is supportive for ethanol output and corn grind. The effect on prices depends on the final EPA volumes and on how many pathways qualify.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- ETHANOL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-05 | [Fertilizer market November/December 2025 market report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5186-fertilizer-market-november-december-2025-market-report.md) | -0.4% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2017-12-03 | [Ethanol industry, farm officials support EPA’s decision on RFS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67357-ethanol-industry-farm-officials-support-epa-s-decision-on-rfs.md) | +0.1% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2019-03-28 | [New record for U.S. ethanol production and exports in 2018 and an update on Iowa’s ethanol industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60116-new-record-for-u-s-ethanol-production-and-exports-in-2018-and-an-update-on-iowa.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2020-10-13 | [Ethanol Recovers to a 'New Normal'](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50652-ethanol-recovers-to-a-new-normal.md) | +2.6% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2021-01-29 | [Fill ’er up: Ethanol industry looks to help drive demand, net higher prices - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49159-fill-er-up-ethanol-industry-looks-to-help-drive-demand-net-higher-prices-high.md) | +2.4% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- ethanol.org: https://ethanol.org/ethanol-today/november/december-2026-ethanol-industry-news

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