Global agribusiness giant ADM has completed its acquisition of a controlling stake in Brazilian glycerine producer Buckminster Química.

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has said it would increase the number of booking slots available in its Panamax and Neopanamax slots after one of the world’s busiest trade routes had to reduce ship crossings due to a severe drought, Reuters reported.

More than 5,000 litres of adulterated olive oil have been seized in raids by police in Spain and Italy, The Guardian reported.

Eating fatty foods during stressful periods can impair the body’s ‘recovery’ from the effects of stress, according to a new study at the University of Birmingham.

Global agribusiness giant Bunge has started construction of its new plant in the Port of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Bulgaria’s agriculture ministry has proposed the introduction of draft quotas for some Ukrainian imports, including sunflowerseed and sunflower oil, AgriCensus wrote.

Malaysia-based palm oil company Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) has announced plans to restore 400ha of peatland.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reduced its 2023/24 forecast for Indonesian palm oil production to 45.8M tonnes due to lower yields caused by El Niño-induced dryness.

Global agribusiness COFCO International has passed an independent benchmarking process and can now offer deforestation and conversion-free soyabeans in accordance with the European feed industry’s requirements.

Yemen’s Houthis said they hit a Norwegian commercial tanker carrying biodiesel feedstock from Malaysia to Italy with a missile in their latest protest against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, Reuters reported.

Amendments to Pakistan’s biosafety guidelines will allow imports of genetically engineered (GE) soyabean and canola to resume, according to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

China has revised its measures on labelling agricultural genetically modified organisms (GMOs), according to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Leading Asian agribusiness Wilmar International has signed an agreement with the government of Papua New Guinea to expand its agribusiness operations in the country, according to a report in the Post-Courier newspaper, World Grain wrote.