The Mexican government has delayed the introduction of a ban on imports of genetically modified (GM) corn into the country from the USA until 2025, the Farms news website reported.

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has urged palm oil industry players to export palm tocotrienol products to China after gaining approval to register the product in the country, The Star reported on 4 April.

The USA imported enough used cooking oil (UCO) last year to produce 600M gallons (2.27bn litres) of fuel, The Western Producer reported.

South Korean spandex maker Hyosung has announced plans to invest US$1bn in a site in Vietnam to produce bio-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO).

US renewable fuel company DG Fuels has chosen technology co-developed by speciality chemicals and sustainable technologies company Johnson Matthey (JM) and global energy giant bp for its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Louisiana.

Drought conditions at the Panama Canal are expected to end soon with normal operations resuming by 2025, according to canal officials quoted by Freight Waves.

A research team at Arizona University, USA has developed a new asphalt binder that replaces bitumen with liquified algae, World Bio Market Insights reported.

The European Commission (EC) has announced plans to speed up biotechnology approvals and launch a European Union (EU) Biotech Act, World Bio Market Insights reported.

US industrial hemp processor Panda Biotech has started commercial operations at its processing facility in Texas.

Italian energy group Eni has plans to sell stakes in its biofuel and bioplastic units in a bid to speed up its energy transition, Reuters reported three sources as saying.

Swedish plant-based oils company AAK and US biotechnology company Checkerspot have agreed to work together to develop, scale and produce new sustainable algae oil.

Russia has urged BRICS, a trade alliance of nine emerging countries, to establish an inter-bloc grain exchange, World Grain reported.

Ukrainian farmers are expected to plant more oilseeds, with the exception of sunflowerseed, although production volumes in 2024-25 could be reduced by lower yields compared to the previous year, according to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).