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.

Global derivatives and commodities exchange CME Group announced the first trade of its Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester (UCOME) futures contracts on 23 September.

Farmers in the north and northeast of Brazil are expecting to expand their soya fields at the fastest rate in four years, Reuters reported on 16 September.

French oil giant Total is investing more than €500M (US$584.6M) to convert its Grandpuits refinery into a renewable diesel plant processing animal fats and used cooking oil, the company announced on 24 September.

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) office has issued a detention order on palm oil made by Malaysia’s FGV Holdings Berhad based on information indicating the use of forced labour, the agency said on 30 September.

Japanese food manufacturing giant Nissin Foods Group is aiming to achieve 100% sustainable palm oil use by 2031, the company announced in its Sustainability Report 2020.

Malaysia has postponed its largest annual palm oil conference due to concerns over the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).

Indonesian state energy company PT Pertamina has ended a year-long partnership with Italian oil and gas firm Eni SpA to build a ‘green diesel’ refinery in Indonesia processing palm oil, Reuters reports.