# State Requests for Renewable Fuel Waivers Threaten Grain Demand, Biofuel Groups Say

> The governors of Louisiana and Alabama asked EPA to partly waive Renewable Fuel Standard blending levels for 2027, citing high fuel prices. Farm and biofuel groups pushed back, warning that the waivers would harm agricultural markets and rural economies.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T15:07:58.738Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95648-state-requests-for-renewable-fuel-waivers-threaten-grain-demand-biofuel-groups
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower mandated blending would reduce demand for soybean oil and ethanol, which weighs on soy and corn prices. The price impact depends on whether EPA grants any waiver.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 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) | -3.7% | -3.5% |
| SBO | 2020-12-01 | [Waivers Create Woes for Struggling Soy Markets \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49516-waivers-create-woes-for-struggling-soy-markets-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.6% | +12.1% |
| SBO | 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) | +1.9% | +10.1% |
| SBO | 2023-07-06 | [New Biofuel Targets Are the End of the Road for Renewable Diesel \| BloombergNEF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15294-new-biofuel-targets-are-the-end-of-the-road-for-renewable-diesel-bloombergnef.md) | -0.3% | -2.6% |
| SBO | 2023-06-29 | [U.S. renewable fuel mandate muddies demand outlook - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35587-u-s-renewable-fuel-mandate-muddies-demand-outlook-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +8.3% | +13.9% |
| 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 | 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/11/state-requests-for-renewable-fuel-waivers-would-hurt-grain-demand-biofuel-groups-say/

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