Canadian soyabean company Sevita International is building a new soyabean processing plant in Ontario, World Grain reported on 9 August.

A trade group representing some of the leading food companies in the USA is urging the Biden administration to roll back its biofuel ambitions, saying that using fuel from crops could raise the cost of baked goods, Reuters reported on 3 August.

US ingredient technology company Creo has completed its first commercial fermentation run of the cannabinoid compound, the company announced on 4 August.

Three leading palm oil companies have launched a sustainability initiative to help independent smallholders in Indonesia, the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) announced on 4 August.

South Korean chemical company LG Chem has exported the first shipment of its bio-balanced super absorbent polymer (SAP), the company announced on 4 August.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast a sharp rise in the country’s renewable diesel production capacity by 2024, Biodiesel reported on 22 July.

A biodiesel plant in Oman which converts used cooking oil (UCO) into fuel is in the final stages of construction, the Oman Observer reported on 31 July.

US cannabidiol (CBD) company Peels has launched a CBD oil made from orange peels, PR Newswire reported on 3 August.

The oilseed harvest in the European Union (EU) is forecast to rise again this year due to expectations of bumper soyabean and sunflowerseed crops, according to EU Commission estimates reported by the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) on 4 August.

A newly developed unsaturated fat that stays solid at room temperature could eventually replace the solid saturated fats commonly used by food companies, such as palm oil or coconut oil, Olive Oil Times reported on 29 July.

Leading Australian agribusiness and processing company GrainCorp is planning to increase grain storage capacity at several sites by 1M tonnes in anticipation of a larger 2021/22 harvest, World Grain reported on 2 August.

A new study shows that introducing animal genes into common crops leads to a large yield increase and makes them more resistant to drought, the Daily Mail reported on 23 July.

A coalition of businesses in Japan is developing a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply chain model based on used cooking oil (UCO), the companies involved announced in a joint statement on 2 August.