Consumer goods giant Unilever has agreed a US$44.8bn deal to merge its food business with US-based spice and seasoning company McCormick.

A number of research projects have highlighted the benefits of adding flaxseed and oil to pet food, PetfoodIndustry wrote.

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has launched a used cooking oil (UCO) price portal to boost the domestic circular economy.

The ongoing sunflowerseed harvest in Argentina is projected be around 1.5 tonnes larger than forecast in February to reach 7M tonnes, according to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) data reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Plants and Protein (UFOP).

Global commodity trading house Alkagesta has signed a multi‑year lease agreement for biofuel storage at the Pantank facilities in Antwerp, Belgium, Biofuels International reported on 25 March.

Chinese soyabean imports in 2026/27 are expected to be 2M tonnes higher than the previous year’s forecast to reach 108M tonnes, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Global agribusiness COFCO International and international cross-border bank Standard Chartered have closed a US$435M sustainability-linked loan to support responsible agriculture supply chains in South America.

Iran says it has reopened the Strait of Hormuz to ‘non-hostile vessels’, indicating it will continue to exert control over the strait until a deal with the USA is struck to end the conflict between the two countries, according to a BBC report.

A research team has studied the use of fatty acids in groundwater decontamination, non-profit institute the AIP (American Institute of Physics) reported.

Global agribusiness giant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) reported resilient 2025 results despite a backdrop of geopolitical, macroeconomic and environmental challenges.

German chemical and biotech company BASF Agricultural Solutions is investing €17M (US$19.6M) in expanding its canola breeding centre in Saskatoon, Canada.

Consumer goods giant Unilever is in talks to merge its food business with US-based spice and seasoning company McCormick, according to a report by The Guardian.

Palm oil imports into the European Union (EU) dropped significantly between July 2025 and early March 2026 compared to the same period the previous year, reflecting an overall decline in consumption in the bloc, according to a report by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Plants and Protein (UFOP).