The Indian government has launched a campaign to boost oilseed production and reduce imports of cooking oil, The Economic Times reported Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda as saying.

Glencore-backed grain handling business Viterra reported record annual sales volumes of 127M tonnes in 2023 ahead of its merger with leading US agribusiness Bunge, World Grain reported.

Italian oil and gas company Eni is not delivering on its plan to produce thousands of tonnes of biofuel crops, according to a new report by clean transport campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) in collaboration with The Continent newspaper.

German chemical giant Bayer has called off plans to break up the group for up to three years to allow the new chief executive officer (CEO) to focus on issues including debt and litigation, Reuters reported.

Global tank storage company Vopak has commissioned 40,000m³ of capacity for bio-bunkering at its Sebarok Terminal in Singapore.

Olive oil production in Italy is expected to total 324,000 tonnes in the 2023/24 crop year, according to the latest forecast by the European Commission (EC) reported by Olive Oil Times.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has upheld the European Union (EU)’s palm oil measures under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) while ruling that some aspects were inconsistent with its rules, the EU’s Policy Trade website reported.

Canadian grain company G3 Canada, which operates the Trois-Rivières and Québec City terminals, has expanded its network with the acquisition of Élévateurs Beauchemin.

Spanish multinational oil and gas company Cepsa and Bio-Oils have started construction of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)/hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) plant in Huelva, Spain.

Chemical company LG Chem has signed a deal with food conglomerate CJ CheilJedang for a bio-nylon joint venture in South Korea.

The US soyabean industry’s carbon footprint has decreased significantly, according to new research by the United Soybean Board (USB) reported by SeedWorld.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has set a target of 1% use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from 2026, Eco-Business reported.

Global multi-energy company TotalEnergies has formed a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) partnership with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus.