German biotechnology company Insempra has raised US$20M in funding to expand production of yeast-fermented lipids for food and cosmetics.

Worldwide production of vegetable oils is forecast to increase to record levels in the 2024/25 crop year, according to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) data reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Plants and Protein (UFOP).

Trade associations have raised concerns about the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) information system with European Commission (EC) president Ursula von der Leyen, Bioenergy Europe reported on its website.

Spanish agribusiness Elian Barcelona has started processing soyabeans at its renovated plant at the Port of Barcelona, in Spain, World Grain reported.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTHA) have signed a letter of intent to develop supply chains for alternative fuels, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and hydrogen.

A research team has developed a new glue spray made from edible oils to trap plant pests as an alternative to synthetic pesticides, The Guardian reported.

Global soyabean production in 2024/25 is forecast to increase more than 6% compared to the previous year to reach a record 422M tonnes, according to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) data reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Plants and Protein (UFOP).

PepisCo India is testing a new oil blend for its Lay’s potato chip range in India, India Today reported.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have issued a joint regulatory plan for biotechnology.

The German manufacturers of the Playmobil range of plastic toys have launched a line of 95% sugarcane-based figures to be included with McDonald’s Happy Meals in Germany.

China’s largest food processor and manufacturer COFCO International has announced that its Argentine branch has made its first fully traceable and segregated soyabean meal shipment aligned with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

India imported 70.69 lakh (lk) (7M tonnes) of edible oils in the first half of the 2023/24 oil year, the Hindu Business Line reported.

Researchers led by a team in Norway have been studying how to extract collagen and oil from fish skin and bones, environmental news service Earth.com reported.