Portuguese chemical production, distribution, logistics and transportation operator RNM and bp Portugal have opened an advanced logistics terminal in the Port of Aveiro.

Brazil is expected to produce a record soyabean crop in 2024/25, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The Mexican government has banned the domestic cultivation of genetically modified (GM) corn, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Petroleum and biofuel groups in the USA have formed an alliance to address uncertainty surrounding the nation’s biofuels policy, energy news website OilPrice reported.

Global agribusiness giant ADM is set to cut an undisclosed number of jobs in its Ag Services and Oilseeds unit, according to three sources quoted in a Reuters report.

Soyabean demand in China is projected to rise in 2025/26 due to a slight decline in production and increased imports, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Farmers in France, Bulgaria, Belgium and Poland have been protesting a new free trade deal between Europe and South American countries, World Grain wrote.

Sweeping new ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump set global markets reeling, with the European Union (EU) describing the move as a “major blow to the world economy” and China vowing retaliation, the BBC reported.

Chinese regulators will review the sale of Panama Canal shipping terminals to a consortium led by US investor Black Rock, according to a FreightWaves report.

The European Union (EU) imported significantly less palm oil between July 2024 and early March 2025 than in the same period the previous year, according to EU Commission (EC) data reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Plants and Protein (UFOP).

Canadian grain company G3 Canada has announced plans to build a new grain terminal facility at the Port of Trois-Rivières, Quebec.

The Argentine oilseed sector faces a mixed outlook in 2024/25, according to a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report.

The Indian government has announced plans to approve the purchase of 6M tonnes of oilseeds under its price support scheme (PSS) in key growing states in the 2024/25 season, Financial Express reported.