The Indonesian government has increased the country’s palm-based biodiesel allocation for 2024 by 1.96% from last year’s 13.1bn litres to 13.4bn litres, AgriCensus reported the Energy and Resources ministry as saying in a circular.

Global agribusiness giant ADM has expanded its regenerative agriculture programme with the launch of a scheme in Brazil for soyabean farmers.

Malaysian financial services group CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (CIMB) has set science-based targets for the palm oil industry as part of its decarbonisation plan, Eco-Business reported.

Global agribusiness giant Bunge has launched a plant-based alternative to dairy butter.

Ukraine’s grain exports continue to fall significantly behind last year’s volumes, with 13.4M tonnes exported to date, compared to 18.3M tonnes in the same period the previous year, according to data from the country’s agriculture ministry reported by World Grain.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has proposed five additional exemptions for genetically engineered (GE) plants.

Italian MPs have voted to back a law banning the production, sale or import of cultivated meat or animal feed, following lobbying by farmers’ groups, the BBC reported.

A Virgin Atlantic flight from London to New York was the first long haul commercial flight to be fuelled by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the airline announced.

Peruvian biodiesel production is forecast to total 215M litres this year, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ‘Peru: Biofuels Annual’ report.

The European Parliament’s decision to tighten CO₂ limits for heavy-duty commercial vehicles has been welcomed by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Plants and Protein (UFOP).

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has given approval for US agricultural bioscience company Yield10 Bioscience’s glufosinate-tolerant camelina to be grown and bred in the USA.

Brazilian petroleum refining company Riograndense Petroleum (RPR) has successfully processed 100% soyabean oil in a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit using technology from state-owned Brazilian Petroleum Corporation (Petrobras).

German chemical and biotech giant BASF has published its first responsible sourcing report for its Care Chemicals division, extending its focus beyond certified sustainably sourced palm kernel oil (PKO) to coconut oil, castor oil and other bio-based active-ingredients.