Demand for oilseeds in China is expected to rise in 2020-21 as the country’s hog and sow herds begin to recover from the impact of African swine fever, according to a report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), World-grain.com reported on 20 March.

German chemical giant Bayer AG has agreed to pay US$39.6M to settle a class action in the USA over the labelling of its controversial Roundup weedkiller, which contains glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide which has been linked to cancer, Deutsche Welle (DW) reports.

Leading Ukrainian sunflower oil producer and exporter Kernel has sold its 50% stake in Taman Grain Terminal Holdings, a joint venture owning Taman Grain Terminal Complex (TGTC) in Russia, latifundist.com reported on 23 March.

Finnish renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer Neste and air operator FinnAir have entered an agreement for the airline to increase its use of SAF in its operations, Biodiesel Magazine reported on 5 March.

Fish oil supplements can boost semen volumes and total sperm counts in men, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on 17 January.

US biotech ingredients firm Amyris hopes to be the first company to produce highly pure and efficacious cannabidiol (CBD) from fermentation technology at commercial scale, CosmeticsDesign.com reported on 17 March.

Renewable diesel producer Neste has agreed to acquire 100% of Mahoney Environmental, a collector and recycler of used cooking oil in the USA, and its affiliated entities, Biodiesel Magazine reported on 19 March.

The Cristal Union Group has stopped production of bioethanol at its Arcis plant in Aube, France, to focus on ethyl alcohol for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Biofuels Digest reported on 17 March.

The share of rapeseed meal in compound feeds has increased over the last four years while the use of oilseed meals from rapeseed and soyabeans has declined, Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Oil and Crops (UFOP) reported on 17 March.

Thai energy company PTG is investing US$15.5M in its PPP Green Complex joint venture with Thachang Green Energy and RD Kasetpattana, the Bangkok Post reported on 17 March.

Biofuel production in the USA will see slow growth through to 2050, according to a report from the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2020.

The Italian government is proposing a new law aimed at fighting fraud in the agricultural production chain, Olive Oil Times reported on 3 March.

Grains, oilseeds and food representatives are calling on the European Union (EU) to take steps to avoid disruption to the food and feed supply during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.