US agribusiness Bunge has announced it is moving its global headquarters from White Plains, New York to St Louis, Missouri.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a drought tolerant soyabean developed by seed developer Verdeca for commercialisation in the US market.

Global logistics service provider Van den Bosch has signed a partnership agreement with South African freight forwarder STACKS Logistics to further develop its bulk liquid transport activities to and from South Africa.

US olive oil company Corto Olive has reached a settlement with rival firm Gemsa Oils for allegedly infringing on its 51-49 brand and distinctive packaging of its blended olive oil.

The ongoing trade war between China and USA escalated on 23 August when US President Donald Trump announced tariff hikes on effectively all Chinese imports into the USA.

UK investment firm AgDevCo has invested US$9.75M in DekelOil, a large-scale palm oil producer in Côte d'Ivoire.

US biotech company Benson Hill Biosystems has entered a partnership with seed breeder Brownseed Genetics to offer new corn hybrids that are higher in both oil content and essential amino acids.

US agribusiness firm Cargill has received approval from the US Department of Agriculture to grow a biotech canola variety in the USA that produces omega-3 fatty acids, which can be used to replace fish oil in aquaculture feeds.

Exports of Caribbean essential oils to the EU has grown by 33% in the past year due to rising concern about sustainability and ethics in personal care products, according to the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) on 31 July.

European scientists have called on the newly-elected European Parliament and European Commission (EC) to rethink genome editing technology restrictions, exactly a year after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that plants obtained through the technology should be considered genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Brazilian meat processor JBS plans to invest R$180M (US$47.5M) in a new biodiesel facility which will use pork and poultry fat as part of its feedstock.

Two volcanic eruptions and a heavier than usual rainy reason will lead to a 19% fall in palm and palm kernel oil production in Papua New Guinea for Belgian agribusiness firm Sipef.

The UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) says UK consumers should continue to ensure that saturated fats account for “no more than about 10%” of daily calories after revising reviewing advice handed down from 1994.