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.

Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) have created a database detailing the global distribution of fish oil and fish meal factories, highlighting a critical area of the aquaculture supply chain, identifying where these ingredients are being produced, and which companies control the industry’s footprint, Oceanographic reported.

Mexico is likely to overtake Canada as the top destination for US products, according to new research by CoBank reported by World Grain.

Soyabean production in Paraguay is forecast to rebound to 10.9M tonnes in 2025/26 due increased yields and a modest increase in planted area following weather-driven losses the previous year, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

China’s Zhejiang Jiaao Enprotech has exported its first shipment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), Reuters wrote.

Canadian grain company Parrish & Heimbecker (P&H) has acquired a deep-water bulk marine export terminal at the Port of Quebec from Societe En Commandite Terminal Grains.

Abu Dhabi-based Bin Zayed International (BZI) and used cooking oil (UCO) recycling company FatHopes Energy (FHE) have announced a partnership to build a new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) refinery in Port Klang, Malaysia.

The USA and China have reached an agreement to cut tariffs on each other’s goods by 115% for 90 days in a major de-escalation of their trade war, the BBC reported.

Global agribusiness giant Cargill and a consortium formed by Louis Dreyfus Co and Brazilian grain trader Amaggi (ALDC) were among the winners of a competitive auction to operate three terminals at the Port of Paranaguá in Brazil for 35 years, World Grain wrote.