US plant-based technology company Calyxt has announced that its high oleic low linolenic (HOLL) soyabean has been classed as a non-regulated article by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Researchers are hailing an Australian high oleic safflower oil as a potential replacement for petroleum in industrial products ranging from fuels and lubricants to speciality chemicals and plastics, ABC News reported on 6 June.

Swiss food and drink giant Nestlé has been ordered by a European court to rebrand its plant-based Incredible Burger following a legal challenge from US alternative meat start-up Impossible Foods, MarketWatch reported on 2 June.

French vegetable oils and biofuels producer Saipol has received its first shipment of Nuseed Carinata from Argentina for processing into biodiesel.

Chinese purchases of key agricultural goods from the USA are below average despite the country promising to increase orders, according to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) data reported by AgriCensus on 10 June.

Leading Canadian agribusiness and canola handler Richardson International has installed four new, fully automated grain handling trippers at its North Vancouver port terminal facility, World Grain reported on 3 June.

The top global sunflowerseed producers are still Ukraine and Russia with both countries achieving a bumper crop in the 2019/20 season, UkroAgroConsult reported on 29 May.

Singapore-based commodity merchant Agrocorp has received a US$50M loan from Rabobank and Dutch development bank FMO to enhance food supply chains in developing markets, the companies announced on 2 June.

Indonesia’s removal of a ban on pre-blended fuel has opened the way for US ethanol to enter the country but industry figures remain doubtful that the move will directly impact gasoline trade flow in the near term, S&P Global Platts reported on 4 June.

Bayer faces a new setback following a ruling by a US appeals court to block sales of its dicamba weedkiller in the USA, Reuters reported on 4 June.

Anglo-Swiss commodity trading and mining giant Glencore has made a new offer to buy Argentine soya giant Vicentin’s remaining stake in oilseed crusher Renova, an industry source told AgriCensus on 3 June.

Malaysia-based Sime Darby Plantation Berhad has sold its 52% interest in Singapore-based Verdant Bioscience (VBS) to Ackermans & van Haaren and SIPEF, SIPEF announced on 29 May.

The majority of consumers closely monitor the type and amount of fat and oil in packaged food according to the results of a study by global agribusiness giant Cargill, which were announced on 27 May.