# 2027 Diesel RVO Waiver Fight Heats Up

> The governors of Louisiana and Alabama asked EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for a partial waiver of 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard obligations. They argue that required D4 biomass-based diesel RIN generation of 963 million gallons per month exceeds what U.S. plants can produce. Biofuel and farm groups are pressing EPA to reject the petition.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T09:13:20.492Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97558-2027-diesel-rvo-waiver-fight-heats-up
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A waiver would cut required biomass-based diesel demand, which lowers feedstock demand for soybean oil. Rejection would keep mandated demand intact and support soybean oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2023-11-20 | [Feature: US RINs complex under pressure while renewable diesel helps RVO mandates \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15261-feature-us-rins-complex-under-pressure-while-renewable-diesel-helps-rvo.md) | +1.2% | -1.4% |
| SBO | 2018-05-22 | [EPA Refinery Waivers, Tax Credit Debate Beset Biodiesel Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64923-epa-refinery-waivers-tax-credit-debate-beset-biodiesel-industry.md) | -0.7% | -8.2% |
| SBO | 2024-05-27 | [The Road Ahead: Renewable Diesel & SAF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30342-the-road-ahead-renewable-diesel-and-saf.md) | +1.7% | +2.0% |
| SBO | 2024-05-13 | [Renewable diesel glut hits US refiner profits, threatens nascent industry \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15212-renewable-diesel-glut-hits-us-refiner-profits-threatens-nascent-industry-reuters.md) | +3.4% | +4.2% |
| SBO | 2019-08-22 | [US biodiesel stakeholders request meeting with Trump over RFS waivers \| Bioenergy International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57453-us-biodiesel-stakeholders-request-meeting-with-trump-over-rfs-waivers-bioenergy.md) | -2.2% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- agribusinesswire.com: https://agribusinesswire.com/articles/rfs-waiver-fight-opens-diesel-rvo-strains-capacity

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