# RFA urges EPA to reject Alabama, Louisiana request for 2027 RFS waiver

> The Renewable Fuels Association asked the U.S. EPA to deny requests from the governors of Alabama and Louisiana for waivers from 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard blending requirements. The RFA sent its letter on Friday, asking EPA to reject the requests without a public comment docket, and noted that ethanol is selling about a dollar a gallon below gasoline.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T06:09:03.966Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99029-rfa-urges-epa-to-reject-alabama-louisiana-request-for-2027-rfs-waiver
- Commodities: [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

If EPA keeps the blending requirements in place, ethanol demand stays supported, which backs corn grind and ethanol prices. A granted waiver would cut required ethanol blending and weigh on corn demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- ETHANOL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-09-07 | [Bill Would Require EPA to Reallocate Biofuels Gallons Lost to Waivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62923-bill-would-require-epa-to-reallocate-biofuels-gallons-lost-to-waivers.md) | -3.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2022-06-03 | [US EPA issues final RFS rule for 2021-’22, lowers most 2020 volumes, denies 69 more SREs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15383-us-epa-issues-final-rfs-rule-for-2021-22-lowers-most-2020-volumes-denies-69.md) | +5.5% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2026-11-09 | [ACE Urges EPA to Finalize Reallocation of 770 Million RINs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/91095-ace-urges-epa-to-finalize-reallocation-of-770-million-rins.md) | +0.8% | — |
| CORN | 2025-04-02 | [Oil, biofuel coalition presents unified RFS request to EPA  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15128-oil-biofuel-coalition-presents-unified-rfs-request-to-epa-agri-pulse.md) | +1.0% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2022-10-19 | [Grassley, Ernst Urge EPA to Set Robust RFS Blending Volumes to Reflect Biofuel Industry Growth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15361-grassley-ernst-urge-epa-to-set-robust-rfs-blending-volumes-to-reflect-biofuel.md) | -0.3% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/rfa-urges-epa-to-reject-alabama-louisiana-request-for-2027-rfs-waiver/

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