# Fights Over E15, Ethanol Waivers Heat Up Amid Dueling Fuel Price Claims

> Regional disputes over year-round sales of 15% ethanol (E15) are intensifying after the midterm elections. Lawmakers are working to finalize farm bill language that would authorize E15 in summer months, when it is currently barred absent an emergency EPA waiver. Separate fights continue over renewable fuel standard compliance waiver requests from small refiners and Southeastern states.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T21:10:21.576Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98458-fights-over-e15-ethanol-waivers-heat-up-amid-dueling-fuel-price-claims
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md)

## Why it matters

Authorizing summer E15 would support ethanol blending and corn demand, while broader RFS waivers would reduce biofuel demand for corn and vegetable oils. The net outcome will influence corn and soybean oil price expectations.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- ETHANOL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2022-06-30 | [EIA: Ethanol and Biomass-based Diesel Prices - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15389-eia-ethanol-and-biomass-based-diesel-prices-fuels-market-news.md) | +1.0% | -16.7% |
| CORN | 2019-11-06 | [Indiana grower touts ethanol at EPA hearing - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55930-indiana-grower-touts-ethanol-at-epa-hearing-morning-ag-clips.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-10-28 | [Indian distillers seek 9% corn ethanol price hike as feedstock costs surge \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2890-indian-distillers-seek-9-corn-ethanol-price-hike-as-feedstock-costs-surge-world.md) | -0.5% | — |
| CORN | 2017-06-19 | [US corn ethanol producers to tap into overseas demand - Governors' Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70503-us-corn-ethanol-producers-to-tap-into-overseas-demand-governors-biofuels.md) | -5.4% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- insideepa.com: https://insideepa.com/daily-news/fights-over-e15-ethanol-waivers-heat-amid-dueling-fuel-price-claims

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