The US Seed Oil Free Alliance has launched a product finder webpage on to help consumers find Seed Oil Free Certified products, restaurants and wholesalers.

Global commodity news and price reporting agency Argus Media has launched a new service offering freight prices for biofuels, associated feedstocks and chemicals.

German chemical giant Bayer has unveiled 19 new soyabean varieties ahead of the 2025 planting season, Wyoming Livestock Roundup reported.

Leading German biodiesel producer Verbio’s has announced that work on its new rapeseed oil methyl ester-based ethenolysis plant in Bitterfeld is progressing with the completed construction of the first distillation column.

Production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the USA is surging as new capacity comes online, according to US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data reported by Biofuels Digest.

A new study has found that a bioactive compound in olive mill wastewater may have potential for use in the development of biopesticides, Olive Oil Times wrote.

Edible oil stocks in India dropped to a five-year low of 1.35M tonnes on 1 May due to a sharp drop in palm oil imports in April, which fell to their lowest level in four years, Business Standard reported citing data from the Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA).

German chemical and biotech giant BASF plans to expand its agriculture unit in Asia and the global seed markets as it prepares for a stock market listing in about two years, Reuters reported a senior executive from the company as saying.

The Indonesian government has increased the export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) from 7.5% to 10% of the reference price on 17 May in a bid to fund its biofuel programme and replanting efforts, Asia News Network wrote.

A new report by international civil society organisation Solidaridad recommends the development of palm oil procurement policies and the adoption of fair-trading practices to support smallholders.

German chemical giant Bayer has announced plans to shut down its herbicide production and development operations at its Frankfurt am Main site by the end of 2028, marking the company's first closure of a German factory in its 161-year history, Biz Community reports.

Global agribusiness giant ADM’s operating profit in the first quarter dropped by 38%, World Grain reported.

Leading Australian airline Qantas and European aircraft manufacturer Airbus have partnered with venture capital fund Climate Tech Partners (CTP) to promote the development of SAF and other decarbonisation technologies, Greenair News reported.