Global agribusiness giant Bunge Global has started work on the expansion of the tropical and speciality oils refinery in Avondale, Louisiana, USA, that it acquired from Fuji Oil last year, World Grain wrote.

A Ukrainian grain vessel in the Black Sea carrying wheat to Egypt was struck by a Russian missile, World Grain reported Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as saying in a social media post on X.

Biodiesel exports from Germany increased by just under 16% in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2023, Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) reported.

Chinese biodiesel producers are shifting their focus to the domestic sector following the introduction of anti-dumping duties by the European Union (EU), according to a Biodiesel Digest report quoting from local media source Big Wind.

Cepsa Bioenergia San Roque (CBSR) – a joint venture between Spanish multinational oil and gas company Cepsa and Apical subsidiary Bio-Oils – has awarded Worley a services contract for the expansion of its renewable fuel complex in Huelva, Spain, Biofuels Digest reported.

The Chinese government has announced an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola imports, RealAgriculture reported.

Turkey has become a major hub for the trans-shipment of agricultural products including oilseeds, grains and pulses, due to investments in domestic port infrastructure and increased participation in regional and global trade systems, World Grain reported from US Department of Agriculture (USDA) analysis.

The practice of discharging waste palm oil into the sea may be included in a revised sustainability standard to be drafted by certification body the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) next year, according to an Eco-Business report.

A new genetically modified (GM) variety of wheat which uses a gene derived from sunflowerseed has been commercialised in Argentina and Brazil, World Grain reported.

A combination of warm weather and limited rainfall in the Balkan region and western Ukraine has caused crop stress to peak for the third time this season, according to a World Grain report.

Researchers have found that olive mill wastewater (OMW) – a bitter-tasting and previously discarded by-product of the production process – has protective and anti-inflammatory properties, The Guardian reported.

Worldwide vegetable production continues to increase alongside rising demand, according to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) data reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Plants and Protein (UFOP).

Leading chemical tanker operator Stolt Tankers has announced that its barge Stolt Main has moved to 100% renewable fuel (HVO100) usage.