Beijing’s commitments to purchase US soyabeans has led to a modest increase in American sales to China, CNBC reports.

Soyabean processor and biodiesel producer Incobrasa Industries has opened a new crushing plant next to its existing facility in Gilman, Illinois, World Grain wrote.

The European Parliament (EP) has voted to reject the delegated act on soyabean oil, which would have classified the oil as a high indirect land-use change (iLUC) risk biofuel feedstock.

Marine bunker facility Service Terminal Rotterdam (STR) is launching a project focused on biofuels storage in Rotterdam.

Global agribusiness ADM plans to invest more than US$103M to modernise key facilities at its US headquarters in Decatur, Illinois, World Grain wrote.

Canadian grain company Parrish & Heimbecker (P&H) has entered an agreement to sell grain facilities it acquired last year to global agribusiness giant Cargill, World Grain reported.

Major food companies including US confectionery and snacks giant Mondelēz International, global agribusiness giant ADM, consumer goods conglomerate Unilever and leading dairy company FrieslandCampina have signed a joint declaration pledging to boost regenerative methods in food production.

US multinational food company Kraft Heinz has made changes to its global operating structure to help promote growth, sharpen focus and deploy resources more effectively across its portfolio.

German chemical giant Bayer has asked the US administration to impose duties on Chinese imports of glyphosate – the chemical used in the company’s weedkiller Roundup – claiming they are being sold at artificially low prices, Reuters reported.

A trade group representing US shippers of grain, soyabeans and other agricultural commodities has said a drive to renew port taxes on Chinese ships docking at American ports could put some farmers out of business, FreightWaves reported.

Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras’ board of directors has approved the final investment decision (FID) for a dedicated plant to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel at its Presidente Bernardes Refinery (RPBC) in Cubatão, São Paulo state.

A new round of US tariffs could replace existing trade duties before they expire, according to executives at supply chain management and logistics provider Flexport quoted in a FreightWaves report.

Colombian agribusiness Grupo Daabon (Daabon) has become the largest producer of palm oil in the Americas following its acquisition of Agropalma, Brazil’s leading producer of palm oil and derivatives.