The FAO’s vegetable oil price index has been rising steadily for the past year, reaching a 13-year high in June, according to a report by the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP).

The Brazilian government is opening its doors to genetically modified US corn imports as the failure of the country’s second corn crop raises concerns about domestic feed availability, AgriCensus reported the country’s agriculture minister Tereza Cristina as saying.

Global agribusiness giant Cargill has partnered with German chemicals logistics, distribution and marketing company HELM to build a US$300M commercial-scale renewable butanediol (BDO) facility, Cargill announced on 8 June.

The European Union (EU)’s sunflower area in 2021 will be at the same level as last year, according to the latest European Commission (EC) estimates reported by the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) on 8 June.

Soyabean exports from Paraguay dropped 7.3% in the first five months of this year compared with the same period in 2020, AgriCensus reported from the country’s central bank data on 10 June.

Finnish renewable fuels producer Neste has partnered with ITOCHU Corporation to deliver renewable diesel to the Japanese market, Neste announced on 9 June.

The Mexican government is delaying import permits for genetically modified (GMO) corn saying it intends to apply a GMO ban on grain used in animal feed, Reuters reported the head of the country’s main farm lobby as saying on 11 June.

US President Joe Biden’s proposed budget for 2022 includes financial backing for biofuels, bioenergy, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), Ethanol Producer reported on 2 June.

The European Union (EU) countries of Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have issued a joint statement calling for stricter detection and investigation of biodiesel fraud cases.

German chemical giants Bayer and BASF are facing new lawsuits over dicamba weedkiller from Texan grape growers and an Arkansas honey producer, DTN reported on 4 June.

Finnish renewable fuels producer Neste is joining Mitsui Chemicals and Toyota Tsusho on a project to produce plastics and chemicals from 100% bio-based hydrocarbons on an industrial-scale in Japan, Neste announced on 20 May.

US agribusiness giant Cargill is planning to build a new palm oil refinery in Indonesia, the company announced on 3 June.

A combination of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in supplements may void any potential benefits for heart health, Medical News Today reported from a new study on 21 May.