Consumers in the UK are buying more full-fat milk and butter – leaving skimmed milk and low-calorie spreads on the shelf – in a bid to avoid processed food, according to retailers quoted in a report by The Guardian.

The Chinese government continues to give its support to genetically modified (GM) crops despite public opposition as part of its drive to safeguard its long-term food supply amid rising global instability, according to a Modern Diplomacy report.

US President Donald Trump has agreed to hold off imposing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days, pulling the region back from the brink of a potentially damaging trade war, the BBC reported.

US online shopping giant Amazon is trialling bio-based delivery bags in Spain and developing new technologies to recycle bio-based materials.

As the European Commission (EC) reviews Annex IX of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), which covers sustainability criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels, the European Waste-based & Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA) has called for strict sustainability certification for cover crops as feedstock.

Japanese petrochemical firm Cosmo Oil – a subsidiary of the Cosmo Energy Group – is set to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to domestic airlines.

Shipping companies are taking a cautious approach to returning to Red Sea crossings after Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they would end attacks in the area following the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, according to a FreightWaves report.

A new system has been launched to track stolen Ukrainian grain, World Grain wrote.

China is dominating the global shipping and shipbuilding sectors by using unfair trade practices, according to a US investigation reported by FreightWaves.

A research team in the USA has developed a new sorghum variant that outperforms soyabeans in oil production.

Global agribusiness giant ADM has expanded its regenerative agriculture programme in Germany with the launch of a scheme for wheat, rapeseed and soyabean farmers.

Enilive – a subsidiary of Italian energy multinational Eni – has begun production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Gela plant in Italy.

The European Union (EU) is set to revise its palm oil-based biofuel rules following a ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that part of its Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) unfairly discriminated against Indonesia’s palm oil exports, the Jakarta Globe wrote.