NOPA and ASA Statement on EPA Small Refinery Exemption Decisions

WASHINGTON, November 7, 2025 – Today, the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) and the American Soybean Association (ASA) expressed appreciation to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for continuing efforts to address the backlog of small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions that the agency inherited. ASA and NOPA thank the EPA for returning retired RINs for SRE petitions prior to 2023 and continues to urge EPA to ensure all active RINs are reallocated into renewable volume obligations (RVOs) moving forward.

“Another 500+ million RINs of lost demand is the last thing our soybean farmers and processors need right now. The time has come to finalize the RVOs with full reallocation of these eroded gallons, before the end of the calendar year to provide market certainty. We thank the administration for their commitment to supporting U.S. agriculture through strong biofuels policy,” said NOPA President and CEO Devin Mogler and ASA CEO Stephen Censky. 

NOPA and ASA strongly support 100% reallocation of exempted renewable fuel volumes as EPA continues to finalize 2026-2027 RVOs and the supplemental rule addressing the treatment of SREs. Reallocating SRE volumes is critical to maintaining the integrity of the Renewable Fuel Standard and protecting demand for domestically produced biofuels and soybean oil.

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Organized in 1930, the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) represents the U.S. soybean, canola, flaxseed, safflower seed, and sunflower seed-crushing industries. NOPA’s membership is engaged in the processing of oilseeds for meal and oil that are utilized in the manufacturing of food, feed, renewable fuels, and industrial products. NOPA’s 20 member companies operate 71 softseed and soybean solvent extraction plants across 20 states, crushing over 98% of all soybeans processed in the United States, the equivalent to more than 2 billion bushels annually. More information at www.NOPA.org.

The American Soybean Association (ASA) represents U.S. soybean farmers on domestic and international policy issues important to the soybean industry. ASA has 26 affiliated state associations representing 30 soybean-producing states and nearly 500,000 soybean farmers. More information at www.SOYGROWERS.org.

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