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.

Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has launched daily prices for renewable diesel in California.

The Colombian government has introduced a new law to tax ultra-processed food in a bid to tackle lifestyle diseases, The Guardian reported.

Higher than average water levels on the Rhine River have been causing transport problems for some European crushing companies, AgriCensus reported.

With Bulgaria’s ban on imports of Ukrainian sunflowerseed imports expected to expire on 1 December, traders and local media have been making the case on both sides while local crushing companies have claimed they are being cut off from supplies of the oilseed, trade sources told AgriCensus.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed introducing a nationwide ban on the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) as an additive in food, CNN reported.

Leading players in Argentina’s agricultural sector believe that Javier Milei’s victory in the country’s presidential election on 19 November will lead to reforms that bolster crop production and exports, according to a report by AgriCensus.

The Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP) has completed the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s first conversion of used cooking oil (UCO) into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), Biofuels International reported.