Swedish polymer solutions company Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has launched two ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber grades derived from used cooking oil (UCO), forestry residue and tall oil.

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is putting more pressure on fragile agrifood systems and global supply chains, according to a World Grain report quoting the director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

The comment period on the European Union (EU)’s new proposal to limit mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) in food is set to end on 10 May.

Agricultural unions in Paraguay and Argentina have raised objections to proposed restrictions placed on soyabean use in biofuels by the European Commission (EC).

The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) has published its position on the European Union (EU)’s post-2030 Energy and Climate framework and the Renewable Energy Directive (RED).

Indonesia plans to extend the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification scheme across its palm oil processing industry, Vietnam Plus reports.

Vietnam has expanded its soyabean crushing capacity by launching two new lines in the north and south of the country, according to a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report.

Palm oil production in Indonesia is forecast to increase by 3% in 2026/27 to 48M tonnes, up from 46.7M tonnes the previous year, according to a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report.

A potential shift towards higher palm oil-based biodiesel blends of 15%-30% (B15-B30) could reshape Malaysian palm oil demand dynamics, with consumption projected to rise between 380,000 tonnes and 1.5M tonnes, New Straits Times (NST) wrote.

The European Union (EU) is expecting a sunflowerseed harvest of 9.6M tonnes in 2026, according to the EU Commission (EC)’s latest forecast reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Plants and Protein (UFOP).

Paraguayan soyabean production is expected to drop to 11.1M tonnes in 2026/27 as yields return to normal following record output the previous year and a largely unchanged planted area, according to a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report.

US President Donald Trump has extended the country’s ceasefire with Iran to allow more time for diplomacy, Euronews wrote on 22 April.

Soyabean production in Uruguay is forecast to rebound sharply in 2026/27 following a drought-reduced crop the previous year, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).