Oils & Fats International News
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Argentina biodiesel exports fully halted due to COVID-19
Biodiesel exports from Argentina have completely halted due to the coronavirus pandemic affecting demand in Europe, the head of th local industry chamber told Reuters on 5 May.
15 May 2020 -
USDA to award $100M for American biofuels infrastructure
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making up to US$100M in competitive grants available to the American renewable fuels industry.
14 May 2020 -
Freshstack adopts blockchain technology to allow digital trading in India
Blockchain technology is being used by Freshstack Technologies to allow end-to-end digital trading among its 23,000 farmers and commodity traders in India.
14 May 2020 -
US soyabean imports to China surged 13% in March
China’s soyabean imports from the USA in March increased year-on-year following the two countries’ ‘Phase One’ trade deal although Brazil remained its main supplier, AgriCensus reported on 27 April.
13 May 2020 -
Copa-Cogeca calls on EC to tackle COVID-19 effects on protein plant market
Copa-Cogeca has urged the European Commission (EC) to take rapid action to deal with the growing risk of imbalance in the EU protein plant market and its biofuel supply chains.
12 May 2020 -
FGV warns its palm oil output will drop due to COVID-19 control order
Malaysian crude palm oil producer FGV Holdings says its output will drop this year due to the effect of the movement control order (MCO) put in place since 18 March to combat COVID-19, The Star reported on 28 April.
11 May 2020
