Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been introduced at Gatwick Airport, UK, through a collaboration between leading renewable diesel producer Neste, aviation fuel supplier Q8Aviation, airline company easyJet and the airport, Neste announced on 19 October.

Current public health advice for children to avoid drinking full-fat milk should be revised, according to a new study reported by Farm Online on 13 October.

Global agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has announced that its profits more than doubled in the third quarter of this year to US$526M compared to the same period in 2020.

A new study has found that krill oil (KrO) may help underlying problems associated with metabolic health conditions such as early-stage fatty liver disease and obesity.

The Mexican government has introduced an import tax exemption for 500,000 tonnes of soyabeans from all origins until the end of the year to counter “tight US supplies’, the country’s secretariat of economy was quoted as saying in an AgriCensus report on 21 October.

Soyabean production in Brazil is expected to hit record levels in 2021/22, according to a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecast reported by World Grain on 21 October.

Climate talks at COP26 have led to governments and global businesses making a commitment to end deforestation and encourage the planting of new trees, AgriCensus reported on 2 November.

A quarterly report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) showing higher than expected US soyabean ending stocks has hit the commodity’s price, the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) reported on 14 October.

A research team at Stanford University School of Medicine has developed a new miniature gene-editing system designed to edit the genome of living organisms, CEP magazine wrote.

A new palm oil futures contract (FCPO) has been launched by Bursa Malaysia for East Malaysian palm oil producers, the company announced on 4 October.

The American Bakers Association (ABA) has warned that the baking industry’s access to soyabean oil is under threat due to competing demands from the biodiesel sector, Milling & Baking News reported.

Indonesian state-owned energy corporation Pertamina has tested a blend of a new jet fuel product and a small amount of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in a short haul flight from Jakarta to Bandung, the Jakarta Globe reported on 6 October.

Argentine farmers are expected to plant less soyabeans than initially forecast due to government policies and the availability of hybrid seeds leading to more corn planting, according to estimates by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported by World Grain.