The American Soybean Association thanked the Environmental Protection Agency for its work to address the significant backlog of small refinery exemptions the agency inherited. EPA’s actions will create greater certainty for the biofuel value chain and support the largest biomass-based diesel feedstock provider—U.S. soybean farmers.
“EPA’s swift actions to address its inherited backlog of small refinery exemptions will restore certainty to the Renewable Fuel Standard, which supports a key domestic market for U.S. soybeans,” said Caleb Ragland, ASA President and farmer from Magnolia, KY. “U.S. soybean farmers are facing dire economic impacts this year, and the work of EPA to clear the backlog of pending SREs will help ensure stability for biofuel production moving forward. Paired with the robust proposed renewable volume obligations for 2026-2027 and provisions to bolster the use of domestic feedstocks like U.S. soy, the future of the domestic biofuel value chain is bright.” ASA strongly supports EPA’s proposed rule for 2026-2027 Renewable Volume Obligations, specifically the significant increase in overall volumes for biomass-based diesel and discounting of credit generation for fuels made from imported feedstocks. Soybean farmers applaud the continued work of the EPA to ensure U.S. agriculture remains a key player in domestic biofuel production.
