New legislation to restore and protect nature in European Union (EU) member states has been opposed by farmers claiming it will lead to the loss of agricultural land, Olive Oil Times wrote.

The Argentine government officially confirmed the introduction of a fifth “soya dollar” scheme on 5 September to boost exports and foreign currency earnings, the Buenos Aires Times reported on the day of the announcement.

Biodiesel production in Argentina this year [2023] is forecast at an almost record low level of 1bn litres due to weak demand for diesel, a low blending ratio and reduced exports, according to a report on the sector by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Syngenta Seeds and Sustainable Oils have formed a partnership to sell camelina seed.

The Green Bison soya processing facility in Spiritwood is expected to begin crushing and processing soyabeans in the next few weeks.

Low water levels in the US Mississippi waterway are continuing to create problems for the country’s Gulf export hub, which is a key source of soyabean and corn exports, trade sources told AgriCensus.

Global agribusiness giant Cargill has submitted a binding offer to acquire three soyabean crushing plants and four warehouses in Brazil from privately-owned soyabean crusher Granol, World Grain wrote.

Finnish renewable fuels producer Neste has partnered with Japanese brewer and distiller Suntory, leading Asian energy company ENEOS and Japanese energy group Mitsubishi Corporation to produce polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles from renewable Neste RE on a commercial scale.

Canada is supporting the USA in opposing Mexico’s ban on the use of genetically modified (GM) corn for food use, due to come into force next year.

The Malaysian palm oil industry will benefit from the UK’s entry into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), according to an analyst quoted by The Star.

A Nibulon grain warehouse near Odessa, Ukraine, was damaged by a Russian drone attack on 23 August, the company said on its website on the day of the strike.

Leading Brazilian food and fuel processor Caramuru Alimentos – one of the country’s largest grain crushing companies – has started selling soyabean-based ethanol at one of its plants, AGWeb reported.

Researchers from the Delhi-based National Institute of Plant Genome Research of the Department of Biotechnology have developed a rapeseed mustard variety to yield a bland oil with insect-repelling compounds using genome editing (GE) technology, BQ Prime wrote.