Oilseed production in the European Union (EU) is forecast to rise only slightly in 2022/23 despite an increase in planting area, according to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Soyabean imports in Egypt are forecast to rise in in 2022/23 due to an increase in local crushing capacity, World Grain quoted from a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report.

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is reviewing the sustainability standards within the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification to align it with stricter international schemes and to improve traceability, the Malaysian Reserve reported.

US processing technology firm Cavitation Technologies (CTi) is planning to expand its international operations following the acquisition of its strategic partner Desmet – part of the Desmet Ballestra Group – by Swedish fluid handling, centrifugal and heat transfer company Alfa Laval, according to a New Media Wire report.

A new report by the European Commission (EC) forecasts a rise in grain and oilseed production and exports this year, World Grain wrote.

A collaboration between research teams from the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL) has developed a method to prevent algae feedstock crop collapse, the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) of the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced.

French vegetable oil and biodiesel group Avril has announced it is planning to expand its sunflowerseed crushing capacity to reduce its reliance on imports, with the conflict in Ukraine impacting sunflower oil and meal shipments from the European Union’s main suppliers.

Austrian plant manufacturer BDI-BioEnergy International (BDI) has completed work on a new biodiesel plant in Bakersfield, California, for US biodiesel producer Crimson Renewable Energy.

The European Commission (EC) has approved three genetically engineered (GE) crops, according to a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report.

Global agribusiness giant Cargill has suspended palm oil purchases from Malaysia’s Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (Sime Darby) due to concerns over the use of forced labour, Bloomberg News reported.

The spring sowing campaign in Ukraine has continued to make steady progress with rapeseed sowing ahead of last year’s pace, AgriCensus reported on 21 April from the country’s agriculture ministry’s latest update.

Rail transport of grains in Ukraine increased this month, but still only reached 55% of potential capability, AgriCensus reported from a Kyiv-based online grains meeting.

Leading Australian agribusiness and processing company GrainCorp has partnered with national science agency CSIRO and plant-based food producer v2food for a plant-based protein research project, GrainCorp announced.