NOPA Response to SRE Announcements
WASHINGTON, August 31, 2026 – Today, the Trump Administration granted approximately 1.76 billion RINs in SREs, nearly double what was accounted for in the current RFS rule. After strong engagement from Congress and USDA, the EPA simultaneously announced a supplemental rulemaking to put those gallons back into the current RFS rule, helping address the market uncertainty created by a week of rampant speculation.
While NOPA is disappointed by the magnitude of the exemptions, President Trump’s intervention to ensure waived gallons are reallocated is an important correction that helps protect American farmers by ensuring the RFS volumes he finalized earlier this year are real.
The market has already demonstrated that certainty works. Following the President’s strong RFS, the industry quickly ramped up production of biomass-based diesel, with monthly run rates exceeding the pace necessary to meet the record volumes. When there is policy certainty, American agriculture responds.
“President Trump’s strong RFS put American agriculture on a path toward greater certainty, investment and growth, and we appreciate the President and Congress stepping in to protect that progress,” said Devin Mogler, President & CEO of the National Oilseed Processors Association. “We remain disappointed by the sheer volume of these refinery exemptions and the uncertainty they have injected back into the market. But restoring waived gallons to the established RFS volumes is critical to sustaining domestic growth, creating stronger markets for American farmers, and reducing our reliance on China.”
In the days leading up to the decision, Congressional champions from across the heartland worked relentlessly to ensure the concerns of farmers and the biofuels industry were heard at the highest levels of the Administration. Likewise, USDA advocated for American agriculture throughout the process.
“Our champions in Congress deserve tremendous credit for standing up for farmers and refusing to let this issue go unanswered,” Mogler continued. “Their relentless engagement with the Administration made the difference.”
The work now turns to the supplemental rulemaking. All waived gallons above the SRE levels already factored into the Set 2 rule must be fully reallocated to the established volumes to provide the market certainty needed this year and beyond. Looking ahead, we encourage EPA to adjudicate future SREs in a manner that keeps RFS volumes whole.
“Getting the supplemental rule right and delivering strong Set 3 volumes are the next steps,” concluded Mogler. “We will continue working with our Congressional champions and the Trump Administration to provide the certainty needed to grow domestic markets, support American farmers and strengthen American energy dominance.”
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About NOPA:
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 73 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.
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