Global agribusiness Bunge has reached an agreement to supply 12,000 tonnes of soyabean meal to South American egg producer and distributor Mantiqueira Brasil.

Thailand’s Department of Energy Business introduced a 1% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending mandate on 1 January, The Nation Thailand wrote.

Biotech seed producer Corteva Agriscience and global energy giant bp have launched a biofuel feedstock joint venture.

Vietnam Agribusiness (VAL), a joint venture between Bunge Global and Singapore’s Wilmar International, has inaugurated its second soyabean crushing line, World Grain wrote.

Brazil’s National Council for Energy Policy (CNPE) has set new emission reduction targets for fuels under the country’s National Biofuels Policy (RenovaBio) for the next decade.

Portuguese petroleum company Galp Energia’s hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)/sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) refinery in Sines is expected to be operational this year, according to an Inspenet report.

The US administration has unveiled new dietary guidelines that focus on the promotion of whole foods, proteins and healthy fats, calling for an end to “the war on saturated fats”, NPR wrote.

Total bunker costs for ships operating in the European Union (EU) have almost doubled following the introduction of new EU Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) rules, Ship&Bunker wrote on 1 January – the day the legislation took effect.

India’s palm oil imports dropped to an eight-month low in December due to weaker end of year demand and increased purchases of rival oils such as soyabean and sunflower oil, according to a report by The Edge Malaysia.

The Indonesian government has confirmed that it will not implement a 50% palm oil-based biodiesel (B50) mandate this year, Palm Oil magazine wrote today.

A research team has converted waste cooking oil (WCO) into recyclable plastics and super-sticky glue, Phys.org wrote.

Butter exports from the European Union (EU) and the USA are expected to drop by 15% and 21% in 2025/26 compared to the previous year, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The Ukrainian government is adjusting its domestic biotechnology policies to align with European Union (EU) regulations, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).