# Larger RIN Bank Eases 2026 Biofuel Burden, but 2027 Needs Stay High

> Agricultural economists Todd Hubbs and Scott Irwin lowered their projected 2026 net D4 credit generation need for biomass-based diesel to 8.82 billion RIN gallons, down 2.17 billion from their May estimate. Their 2027 estimate fell only slightly, to 11.55 billion RIN gallons, and remains 63 percent above the 2025 level.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:18:06.018Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96742-larger-rin-bank-eases-2026-biofuel-burden-but-2027-needs-stay-high
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Higher required biomass-based diesel credit generation supports demand for feedstocks such as soybean oil. Because the 2026 relief comes from banked credits and 2027 needs stay high, the price support for soybean oil is likely to persist into next year.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-06-13 | [US EPA proposes higher biofuel blending volumes through 2027 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15111-us-epa-proposes-higher-biofuel-blending-volumes-through-2027-reuters.md) | +10.1% | +8.6% |
| SBO | 2024-03-25 | [US mandates record-high biofuel use: Update \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15233-us-mandates-record-high-biofuel-use-update-latest-market-news.md) | +0.6% | -4.4% |
| SBO | 2026-04-01 | [EPA Boosts Biofuel Mandates in Final Renewable Fuel Standard Rule for 2026-2027 \| Insights \| Holland & Knight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15034-epa-boosts-biofuel-mandates-in-final-renewable-fuel-standard-rule-for-2026-2027.md) | +0.5% | +5.2% |
| SBO | 2016-11-23 | [Soybeans, soybean oil bound higher after EPA raises biofuel targets: Podcast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6690-soybeans-soybean-oil-bound-higher-after-epa-raises-biofuel-targets-podcast.md) | +6.7% | +4.5% |
| SBO | 2026-03-30 | [EPA Sets Record High Biofuel Blending Volumes - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15043-epa-sets-record-high-biofuel-blending-volumes-farm-policy-news.md) | +4.8% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- myaglife.com: https://myaglife.com/2026/11/12/larger-rin-bank-eases-2026-biofuel-burden-but-2027-needs-stay-high/

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