Global speciality oils and fats supplier Bunge Loders Croklaan (BLC) has introduced an infant lipid solution that mimics the fat composition of Chinese mothers’ breast milk, the company announced on 20 January.

The number of new vessels on order has fallen due to ship owners’ uncertainty over which alternative technology to use at a time when they face new pressure to switch to less-polluting fuels, Bloomberg reported on 8 January.

Strike action by truckers in Argentina is having an impact on the number of lorries arriving at the country’s main grain ports, industry sources told AgriCensus.

French oil giant Total has partnered with energy company Engie to build and operate a renewable hydrogen production site in France to support production of biofuel, the companies announced on 13 January.

Soyabean imports in China reached record levels in 2020 due to improved crushing margins and a rise in demand from the pig sector, Reuters reported on 14 January.

French agricultural cooperative InVivo Group is negotiating to acquire the family company Soufflet Group, the companies announced on 13 January.

Strike action by Brazilian truck drivers on 1 February could be worse than in 2018 when national action over pay and conditions cut off essential supplies to major cities across the country, AgriCensus reported the president of one of Brazil’s truck unions as saying in local media.

US engineering conglomerate Honeywell has introduced a single-stage renewable diesel production process.

China was the leading importer of Kazakh flaxseed to date in the current season, according to official data reported by APK-Inform on 12 January.

China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has approved two genetically modified (GM) corn varieties for import at a time of surging demand for animal feed, Bloomberg reports.

Biofuel price increases being introduced by the Argentine government could aid the recovery of the biodiesel sector in the country, UkrAgroConsult reports.

Mexico has banned the domestic cultivation of genetically modified (GM) corn and will also phase out GM corn imports by 2024.

India’s Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has developed a high-yielding sunflower hybrid variety which can be grown in rain-fed areas and is moderately disease resistant, UkrAgroConsult reported on 6 January.