WASHINGTON, November 12, 2025 – The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) and the American Soybean Association (ASA) today sent a joint letter to President Donald J. Trump, urging the administration to finalize key biofuel policies that strengthen domestic energy production, promote the use of U.S.-grown soybean oil, and ensure that federal programs prioritize American feedstocks over imports.
In the letter, the groups commended the President’s leadership in restoring access to the China market and expanding global export opportunities for U.S. soybeans and soybean meal, while emphasizing that strong domestic market growth is critical. The organizations called on the administration to finalize policies that expand domestic biofuel production, include strong volumes for biomass-based diesel (BBD) in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), and limit the generation of RFS credits for foreign feedstocks and biofuels.
The U.S. soybean processing industry has invested more than $6 billion over the past four years to increase capacity by over 25 percent and today crushes more than half of all soybeans grown by U.S. farmers. To maximize their impact, these investments depend on stable federal policy frameworks that provide certainty for biofuel producers and preserve the economic value of U.S. soybeans here at home.
The organizations also highlighted the importance of the U.S. Department of the Treasury finalizing guidance for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit without delay. Timely and clear implementation is essential to providing market certainty for ongoing biofuel investment and ensuring that the benefits of the 45Z credit flow to fuels produced from North American feedstocks, as directed by Congress in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
“We greatly appreciate the President’s efforts to restore export markets and expand opportunities for American soy and meal,” said Devin Mogler, President and CEO of NOPA. “Reducing credits for imported feedstocks is an America First policy that ensures U.S. farmers and processors, not foreign competitors, are the first to benefit from America’s growing biofuel production. We’ve invested billions to expand crush capacity to add value to the soybeans our great farmers produce right here at home. Finalizing these biofuel policies before the end of the year—including strong BBD volumes, timely 45Z guidance, and the import-RIN—will keep those jobs, investments and opportunities in rural America where they belong.”
The organizations underscored that finalizing the RFS proposal with strong BBD volumes, issuing timely 45Z guidance, and implementing the half-RIN would strengthen rural economies, reduce reliance on imported “waste” feedstocks like “used cooking oil” and tallow, and secure long-term market demand for domestic soybean oil.
These actions directly support the President’s “American Energy Dominance” agenda, advancing U.S. energy independence while driving economic growth across rural communities. Together, they will ensure that America’s farmers, processors, and biofuel producers remain at the forefront of the nation’s renewable energy future.
