Leading Australian agribusiness and processing company GrainCorp has launched an initiative to develop a low carbon emissions supply chain for grains and oilseeds.

Japanese oils and fats company Fuji Oil Asia has signed an agreement with palm oil producer Johor Plantations Group (JPG) to build a speciality oils and fats refinery in Malaysia, The Star wrote.

Global agribusiness giants Cargill and Bunge have reduced their purchases of soyabeans due to uncertainty over the US biofuels policy, Bloomberg wrote.

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has set a target of more than 90% of independent smallholders (ISH) to achieve Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification by the end of next year, The Star reported.

Leading coffee chain Starbucks is dropping its range of extra virgin olive oil-infused coffee in the USA and Canada, according to a BBC report.

A US research team led by Montana State University has engineered yellow-seeded camelina which produces more oil, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science reported on its website.

The re-election of Donald Trump as US President brings uncertainty for the US soyabean sector and the wider US agriculture industry due to his proposals to expand on aggressive trade tariffs introduced during his first term, Argus Media reported.

US agribusiness The Andersons has signed a long-term lease agreement for its operations at Port Houston in a bid to increase soyabean meal and other bulk grain exports.

The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) announced that the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) had rejected an appeal lodged by two Indonesian exporters against a judgement delivered by the European General Court in December 2022.

US renderer and renewable diesel producer Darling Ingredients has announced that its 50/50 joint venture Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) will bring the first regular supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Florida through an agreement between World Fuel and DHL Express.

Brazil’s privately owned Grupo Potencial is planning to invest BRL 600M (US$108.86M) to increase biodiesel output at one of its plants, according to a Reuters report.

Adhesives specialist Henkel has been working in partnership with researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock (LIKAT Rostock) to develop new bio-based adhesives that can be removed after use, according to a report on the Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s bioökonomie.de website.

The Port of Oshawa Grain Export Terminal in Ontario, Canada has received its first test shipments of soyabeans.