A proposal to make Afghanistan the ‘golden gateway’ for Malaysian palm oil into Central Asia has been discussed by representatives from both countries, The Edge Markets reported on 10 April.

Canada exported more canola oil this year than in previous years with the largest volumes heading to the USA and China but Europe re-emerging as a buyer, according to a report by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) based on Canola Council of Canada data.

Soyabean exports in Argentina set a new record in the first quarter of this year, AgriCensus reported from Rosario Grain Exchange (BCR) data on 19 April.

Strong demand from China’s recovering livestock industry boosted the country’s first quarter imports of soyabeans and grains, Reuters reported from customs data on 13 April.

Brazilian soyabean exports could be hit by delays after state-owned oil company Petrobras reportedly cancelled its bunkering operations at the southern port of Rio Grande on Friday 16 April, AgriCensus wrote.

French oil giant Total has started producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its La Mède biorefinery in southern France and its Oudalle facility near Le Havre, the company announced on 8 April.

The Brazilian government has temporarily reduced its biodiesel blending requirement for diesel fuel from 13% to 10% due to strong demand for soyabeans, Reuters reported from a Mines and Energy Ministry statement on 9 April.

German chemical giant Bayer is launching a new genetically modified soyabean in the USA in a bid to retain its dominance in the sector over rival Corteva, Reuters reported on 9 April.

US cultivated fat company Mission Barns has raised US$24M in funding to scale up production and build a pilot plant in the San Francisco Bay area, the company announced on 7 April.

New legislation prohibiting the use of cannabis and cannabis extracts in cosmetics is being proposed by the Chinese government, Jing Daily reported on 29 March from an announcement on the National Institutes for Food and Drug Control’s (NIFDC) website.

Dr Kevin Nott, of Oxford Instruments, discusses oil and fat analysis for improved yield and quality throughout the food chain.

A US agricultural startup has developed a cover crop derived from field pennycress that produces an oil for use in sustainable fuel and animal feed, Des Moines Register reported on 31 March.

Olive oil production is being disrupted due to adverse weather and other climate change factors, Eater reported on 24 March.