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.

Indian farmers have been moving away from rapeseed planting, despite higher prices for the crop, due to above-average temperatures impacting the crop, Economic Times reported from a Reuters story quoting industry officials.

The first shipment of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) identity preserved (IP) certified sustainable palm oil has been delivered to China.

Consumer goods giant Unilever has formed a partnership with Australian agricultural chemical firm Nufarm to develop plant-based oils for cleaning ingredients.

Global oilseed production is set to reach a record level this season due to bumper soyabean harvests and increased palm kernel oil (PKO) production, according to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Plants and Protein (UFOP).

Swedish fluid handling, centrifugal and heat transfer company Alfa Laval has secured US$31.8M (SEK350M) in contracts to supply technology to Cepsa Bioenergia San Roque’s biofuel joint venture with Bio-Oils Energy in Huelva, Spain.

Global agribusiness giant Bunge has achieved its 100% traceability and monitoring target for its direct and indirect soyabean purchases in priority regions of the Cerrado biome in Brazil, World Grain reported.

Thai energy company Bangchak Corporation has entered a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply agreement with Singapore-based Shell International Eastern Trading Company (Shell).

Argentina’s president Javier Milei is planning to privatise operations on the Paraguay-Paraná waterway, a key shipping route in the region, according to a report by The Guardian.