# Could EPA's 2027 Biofuel Rules Cost Farmers Billions?

> Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and Alabama Governor Kay Ivey asked the EPA for relief from its 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard requirements during the week of November 9. A November 11 farmdoc daily analysis by Todd Hubbs and Scott Irwin estimated that cutting the 2027 biomass-based diesel obligation to domestic capacity could remove about 5 billion pounds of feedstock demand, and holding requirements at 2026 levels could put about 14 billion pounds at risk.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:06:27.153Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96567-could-epa-s-2027-biofuel-rules-cost-farmers-billions
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Biomass-based diesel mandates are a major outlet for soybean oil, so any rollback would reduce demand and weigh on soybean oil prices and crush margins. The decision is still pending, so the price effect depends on how deep the EPA cuts the obligation.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-08-26 | [ASA Warns Refinery Exemptions Could Cost Soybean Farmers More Than $1 Billion - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17986-asa-warns-refinery-exemptions-could-cost-soybean-farmers-more-than-1-billion-rfd.md) | +9.0% | +1.1% |
| SBO | 2017-09-28 | [EPA considers reductions to 2018, 2019 RVOs - Governors' Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68824-epa-considers-reductions-to-2018-2019-rvos-governors-biofuels-coalition.md) | -0.1% | +3.8% |
| 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 | 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 | 2021-05-20 | [U.S. EPA to keep biofuel mandates steady in 2021-22 due to coronavirus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46969-u-s-epa-to-keep-biofuel-mandates-steady-in-2021-22-due-to-coronavirus.md) | -0.5% | -8.4% |

## Sources

- agrolatam.com: https://www.agrolatam.com/usa/news/epa-2027-biofuel-mandate-soybean-oil-farm-economy/

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