The European Union (EU) Commission has forecast a significant expansion in the EU’s sunflower area this year, Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) reported.

Researchers in the USA have developed new oil-based gels to help children and adults who have problems swallowing pills to take medicine, Science Daily reported.

The world food price gauge – the FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) – dipped in May, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.

Global agribusiness giant ADM has partnered with leading US refiner Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC) on a renewable diesel project in North Dakota, MPC announced.

Rising food and fuel costs due to the conflict in Ukraine have led several European Union (EU) to freeze or lower current biodiesel blending mandates, according to an industry analyst quoted in an Energy Post report.

Indonesian construction engineering company Protech Mitra Perkasa, also known by its stock symbol OASA, has announced plans for a US$50M bio-propylene glycol plant in Indonesia, the Jakarta Globe wrote.

The Indian government has given its approval for an additional 550,000 tonnes of imported soyabean meal, including genetically modified (GM) soyabean meal, the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) wrote.

The value of the global oleochemicals market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% from US$27.3M in 2021 to US$39.8M in 2027, according to research by India-based analytics and advisory company Astute Analytica, reported by PR Newswire.

A coalition of hemp industry advocates and stakeholders is proposing policy reform that would exempt US farmers who plant certified seed from burdensome regulation, Einpresswire reported.

The Indonesian government has introduced domestic sales rules for palm oil companies following its month-long temporary export ban on palm and palm oil products, according to a trade ministry regulation document reported by Reuters.

The UK government has introduced a bill to pave the way for genetically edited plants and animals to be grown and raised for food in England, The BBC reported.

Ukraine's spring crop sowing campaign reached 12.64M ha or 89% of the planned area as of 26 May, AgriCensus reported the country's agriculture ministry as saying.

The European Commission (EC) has approved two genetically engineered (GE) crops – one for soyabean and one for corn/maize – for food and animal feed, the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) wrote.