The Port of Riga has announced it will produce hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the Baltic market in cooperation with investors from Ukraine.

Bulk liquid transport, storage and logistics company Stolt-Nielsen has announced that it would be bunkering all ships in its Stolt-Nielsen Inland Tanker Service (SNITS) fleet – more than 30 in total – with renewable fuel in December.

The Polish government has announced plans for a state-owned grain terminal at the Port of Gdansk in a bid to strengthen the country’s food security, Lloyds List reported.

The US Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has urged the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to step up monitoring and verification of imported used cooking oil (UCO) feedstock under the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

Global agribusiness giant Cargill is set to cut its global workforce by 5%, according to a World Grain report.

China’s largest food processor and manufacturer COFCO International has sold its second shipment of deforestation-free soyabeans.

The Indonesian government is set to start its 40% palm oil-based biodiesel (B40) blending programme on 1 January, according to a report by The Star.

Renewable energy infrastructure developer Solarig is set to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Teruel, Spain.

The global rapeseed area for the 2025/26 marketing season has been estimated at 44.1M ha, according to International Grains Council (IGC) estimates reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Plants and Protein (UFOP).

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the sale of an elevator unit owned by global agribusiness giant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) to an unnamed buyer, Reuters reported from a government document.

A 60% tariff on Chinese goods proposed by US President-elect Donald Trump before he was elected could lead to a dramatic drop in US corn and soyabean exports to China, according to a study published by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and American Soybean Association (ASA).

The fertiliser industry in the European Union (EU) is being impacted by surging sales of low-cost Russian fertilisers, according to a World Grain report.

The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) has urged the Indian government to lift the ban on futures trading in edible oils to support farmers, the Business Standard reported.