A group of NGOs has filed claims in an Austrian court alleging that German chemical giant Bayer withheld data showing health risks from exposure to its herbicide glyphosate, Phys Org wrote.

More than half of US retail sales of corn, cotton and soyabean seeds in 2018-2020 – the most up-to-date estimates available – were supplied by Corteva and Bayer, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Economic Research Service (ERS).

Malaysian palm oil prices have risen due to expectations of increased biodiesel demand following a hike in crude oil prices against a backdrop of turmoil in the Middle East, Business Recorder reported.

Palm oil company PT Kallista Alam has started paying for the environmental damage the company caused through a forest fire more than a decade ago, the Jakarta Post wrote.

Ukrainian grain imports into Moldova will be limited to protect local farmers while transit to third countries would be allowed to continue, Reuters reported from a government statement.

Worldwide production of vegetable oil is forecast to reach record levels in the 2023/24 marketing year, according to latest estimates by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP).

Production of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) exceeded 15M tonnes last year, representing 20% of global crude palm oil (CPO) production, according to new data published by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

A new soyabean processing plant being built by South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSP) would be jointly owned by SDSP subsidiary High Plains Partners and BP Products North America, a subsidiary of global energy giant BP, World Grain wrote.

Global agribusiness giant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC)’s joint venture in China with Donlink Holding Group (Donlink) and Guangdong HAID Group (HAID) has completed the first phase of its new food industrial park in Guangzhou.

Global agribusiness giant ADM has teamed up with Swiss crop protection and seeds producer Syngenta Group to increase the availability of low carbon-intensity next-generation oilseeds and improved varieties to meet increasing demand for biofuel feedstocks.

Portugal-based energy company Galp and Japan-based Mitsui & Co have announced plans to form a joint venture to produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Galp’s refinery in Sines, Portugal.

French agritech start-up Elicit Plant is set to launch a new phytosterol-based product in Europe developed to boost sunflower yields.

Olive oil supplies in Europe have almost run out with more shortages expected after extreme weather hit harvests for a second year, The Guardian reported.