# US soybean growers fight governors' bid to waive renewable fuel rules

> Five governors asked the EPA on 9 November to waive 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard obligations, and the American Soybean Association warned that a waiver would badly hurt soybean markets. The Renewable Fuels Association rejected the request, arguing that fuel price increases stem from global petroleum disruptions.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T03:11:21.025Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98920-us-soybean-growers-fight-governors-bid-to-waive-renewable-fuel-rules
- 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

A waiver would cut the required biofuel blending volume, reducing demand for soybean oil and corn ethanol and putting downward pressure on prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2018-04-19 | [Soy Growers Ask President Trump to Support Renewable Fuel Standard - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65395-soy-growers-ask-president-trump-to-support-renewable-fuel-standard-american.md) | -2.0% | -2.7% |
| SBO | 2023-10-25 | [Rabobank: Renewable diesel supply glut weighs on soybean prices \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15266-rabobank-renewable-diesel-supply-glut-weighs-on-soybean-prices-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.6% | +9.0% |
| SBO | 2024-11-14 | [Clean Fuels, soy growers urge Congress to extend biodiesel tax credit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15172-clean-fuels-soy-growers-urge-congress-to-extend-biodiesel-tax-credit.md) | -3.9% | -7.1% |
| SBO | 2021-11-24 | [Fueling Frustration Among Iowa Soybean Growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15433-fueling-frustration-among-iowa-soybean-growers.md) | -4.9% | -4.4% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2025-09-10 | [US biofuel plan would reallocate half or less of waived blending quotas, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15089-us-biofuel-plan-would-reallocate-half-or-less-of-waived-blending-quotas-sources.md) | +5.8% | +3.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- agronewstoday.com: https://agronewstoday.com/article/soybean-group-opposes-governors-rfs-waiver-request

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