An Indonesian trade official and three palm oil executives have been charged in connection with a cooking oil shortage conspiracy, Mongabay reported on 19 April.

The Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has announced it has acquired a 35.4% stake in commodity trading and processing company Olam Agri Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Olam Group.

More than 1M tonnes of grains and oilseeds stranded on blocked ships in Ukrainian ports may be at risk of spoilage, World Grain reported Ukraine’s farm minister Mykoa Solskyi as telling local media.

Italian oil and gas company Eni has pushed back its target to double hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) production capacity to 2M tonnes/year by one year to 2025, Argus Media reported the firm’s chief executive as saying.

German chemical and biotech giant BASF’s castor product facility in Düsseldorf-Holthausen has gained certification under the SuCCESS (Sustainable Castor Caring for Environmental & Social Standards) Code, the company announced.

Finnish renewable fuels producer Neste and global oil and gas giant BP have agreed separate agreements to supply German logistics and delivery company DHL Express (DHL) with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), DHL announced.

The Indian government has issued an order exempting specific types of genome-edited crops from the stringent regulations applied to genetically-modified (GM) crops, Business Standard reported.

Japanese companies Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho) have entered a joint venture to produce ethylene and propylene and their derivatives in Japan using bioethanol as a raw material, Toyota Tsusho announced.

Global infrastructure consulting company AECOM has partnered with renewable fuel technology firm Genifuel to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from algae and wastewater solids, AECOM announced.

Agricultural exports from Russia could be limited to countries that are “friendly” towards it, Reuters reported the deputy chairman of Russia’s security council, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, as saying on social media.

China’s largest food processor and manufacturer COFCO has announced that its Brazilian branch has secured a 25-year lease for a new bulk terminal in the Port of Santos.

US renewable diesel supply will exceed biodiesel supply in the near term, according to latest forecasts by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

UK airline British Airways (BA) has taken its first delivery of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as part of its multi-year supply agreement with US energy company Phillips 66, the companies announced.