President Trump and his EPA announced the highest-ever Renewable Fuel Standard volume obligations or RVOs for 2026 and ’27. Trump told farmers gathered at the White House for an Ag Week Celebration
“Today, I’m also announcing a dramatic update to the Renewable Fuel Standards for 2026 and 2027 and will now be requiring the highest volumes of renewable fuels in history.”
The standards call for 15 billion gallons of conventional ethanol each year and nearly 11 billion advanced biofuel RINS by 2027…plus 70-percent reallocation of renewable fuel volumes lost to small refinery exemptions from ’23 to ’25—making up 2 billion lost gallons.
Renewable Fuels Association head Geoff Cooper.
“EPA described today’s numbers as historic, and they truly are historic. We’ve never seen RVOs this high since the program began over 20 years ago.”
The news comes at a time of war-driven high energy and fertilizer prices on top of years of high input costs and low crop prices. Trump told farmers from the Truman Balcony.
“These new standards will generate over 10 billion dollars of rural economic benefit, create an estimated 100-thousand new jobs, and massively increase our nation’s energy supply. It’ll come right out of the farms.”
The new rules are estimated to add 3 to 4 billion in net farm income and 31 billion in corn and soybean oil biofuel value this year, as biodiesel and renewable diesel use could soar by over 60 percent. Cooper called the announcement timely.
“We think this is going to create tremendous growth opportunities for our industry. It’s going to boost farm income and really provide a boost to the farm sector when it really needs it.”
Separately, the president announced new Small Business Administration loan guarantees for crop and livestock farmers and grocery wholesalers.