Singapore multinational Olam Palm is set to produce biofuel from palm oil in Gabon after receiving regulatory approval, Energy Mix Report reported on 7 October.

Two scientists have been awarded the 2020 Nobel prize in chemistry for developing the genetic scissors used in gene editing, CNN Health reported on 7 October.

Imports of soyabean and vegetable oils are expected to reach record levels in China for the 2019/20 marketing year, AgriCensus reported on 9 October from the latest estimates of the country’s agriculture ministry.

A strike to demand the re-opening of salary negotiations has been launched by Argentina’s crushers’ union federation FTCIOD, AgriCensus reported the organisation’s secretary general as saying on 14 October.

The European Commission (EC) has approved a genetically modified (GM) soyabean produced by Bayer for food and feed use in the EU, Euractiv reported on 1 October.

A package of measures to encourage farmers to increase grain sales in the final quarter of 2020 has been announced by the government of Argentina, Reuters reported on 2 October.

German chemical giant Bayer has announced plans for more than €1.5bn (US$1.76bn) of cost cuts from 2024 to offset a drop in demand for agricultural products, Reuters reported on 30 September.

New research has shown that a fungal virus can convert deadly pathogens into beneficial fungus in rapeseed plants, Cell Press reported on 29 September.

US biotechnology ingredients firm Amyris is trialling an alternative to shark-based adjuvants currently used in a number of vaccines, including a number of COVID-19 vaccines.

A new line of hemp varieties specifically bred for row crop farmers has been launched by New West Genetics, the company announced on 14 September.

A judge in Argentina has issued a ruling to stop cash-strapped crusher Vicentin from selling some of its assets, AgriCensus reported from local press coverage on 28 September.

Indonesian state-owned energy company PT Pertamina will use Honeywell UOP technologies to produce advanced biofuels at two of its refineries.

More than half of US consumers closely monitor fats and oils in packaged foods according to the results of a study by global agribusiness giant Cargill, which were announced on 29 September.