Olive oil production in the European Union (EU) is set to increase by a third in 2024/25 after two challenging years, according to latest projections by the European Commission (EC) reported by Olive Oil Times.

Energy company St1’s refinery in Sweden, is using Ecofining technology supplied by US engineering conglomerate Honeywell to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

A new report by environmental health advocacy group Friends of the Earth (FOE) claims that new types of Bayer Roundup weed killers marketed to US consumers pose more health risks than earlier versions, according to The New Lede.

Edible oil imports by India fell by 30% in September following the government’s introduction of increased import duties on the commodity, according to sources quoted in a report by Food&Beverage News.

Two-thirds of rapeseed imports into the European Union (EU) were supplied by Ukraine in the first quarter of the current crop year, according to a report by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Oil and Plant Proteins (UFOP).

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given its approval to bio-manufacturing company Locus Fermentation Solutions (Locus FS) to market its expanded list of biosurfactants for consumer and industrial use.

Drought conditions across northern Brazil are holding back grain exports this year, according to a report by Splash247.

Soyabean production in Brazil is expected to increase by 13% in 2024/25, according to Brazilian crop agency Conab’s first estimates for the year, reported by World Grain.

Higher export duties set to be introduced by leading palm oil producers Malaysia and Indonesia are expected to increase demand for the commodity, according to a report by The Star.

US engineering conglomerate Honeywell and bioenergy products development company SGP BioEnergy are working together to develop plant-based biochemical technology.

A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts a 20% increase in the renewable fuels sector by 2030 under current market conditions, according to a report by SAF Magazine.

The Brazilian government has introduced a Fuel of the Future law in a bid to increase the use of biofuels, along with other actions.

The rapeseed harvest in England is down 33% this year due to heavy rainfall at the end of 2023 impacting production, according to data published by the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (ECIU) reported by The Guardian.