Clean fuels company Axens is set to provide technology to Chinese refining and petrochemical firm Shandong Haike Chemical Co (Haike Chemicals) for its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in China.

Argentina’s production of soyabeans and corn is expected to increase sharply in the 2023/24 marketing year, according to latest forecasts from the Buenos Aires-based Rosario Grain Exchange (BCR) reported by World Grain.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its final rule on the use of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in the food supply.

US synthetic biotechnology ingredients firm Amyris – along with some of its US subsidiaries – has filed for bankruptcy and plans to sell its consumer brands to improve its liquidity, Reuters reported on 10 August.

Soyabean imports by China increased to a record level of 100M tonnes in the 2022/23 marketing year, according to latest forecasts by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Ships are facing long delays at the Panama Canal – one of the world’s busiest trade routes linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans – as shallow water levels caused by drought conditions have reduced the number of vessels able to pass through it, according to a report by The Guardian.

Olive oil stocks in Spain – the world’s largest producer – could be depleted before the start of the next harvest, according to the latest data from Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) reported by Olive Oil Times.

South Korean chemical company LG Chem is set to launch a project producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from waste cooking oil, according to a report by Maeil Business News Korea on its Pulse website.

Temporary humanitarian corridors for ships in the Black Sea have been opened up by Ukrainian naval forces, according to an official statement by the country’s military forces, reported by AgriCensus.

Olive oil producers in Argentina produced a good harvest this year – after three consecutive below average seasons – despite high temperatures, Olive Oil Times wrote.

US plant-based company Beyond Meat has seen its sales drop by almost a third as shoppers cut back due to the cost-of-living crisis, the BBC reported.

Leading Indian agribusinesses Godrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL) and Patanjali have partnered with the Nagaland government to increase oil palm cultivation in the state’s foothill areas, the India Blooms news service reported.

The Indonesian government introduced mandatory B35 blending nationwide as of 1 August, Argus Media quoted the energy ministry’s director of bio-energy Edi Wibowo as saying.