The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that its forecast for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production to triple in 2024 to 1.9bn litres (1.5M tonnes) is on track.

SD Guthrie, formerly known as Sime Darby Plantation (SD Plantation), has reported a net profit of RM211M (US$447M) in the first quarter ended 31 March – three times the net profit of RM69M (US$14.6M) recorded in the same quarter of the previous year.

Global commodity news and price reporting agency Argus Media has launched freight rates for global biofuels and feedstocks.

The German government has approved the unrestricted sale of 100% renewable diesel (also known as HVO100) in the country, European news agency EuropaWire (EW) wrote.

Global jet fuel supplier Avfuel has expanded its supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to three French airports.

Oil palm smallholders in Thailand have increased production volumes and their income as a result of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification, the RSPO announced.

China’s largest food processor and manufacturer COFCO International has delivered its first shipment of deforestation- and conversion-free (DCF) Brazilian soyabeans, World Grain reported.

Biodiesel production has reached a record level worldwide, according to International Grain Council (IGC) data reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Plants and Protein (UFOP).

Spanish petroleum logistics firm Exolum is set to invest €20M (US$218M) in a new terminal for the storage of biofuel and bulk liquid products at the Port of Bilbao.

Global agribusiness giant ADM has expanded its facility in Mainz, Germany, with the addition of a new non-genetically modified (GM) soyabean processing facility.

The Philippine government is set to raise the country’s biodiesel blending rate to 5% by October 2026.

Worldwide sunflowerseed production in 2024/25 is expected to remain below the previous year’s record level, according to the latest forecast by the International Grains Council (IGC) reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Plants and Protein (UFOP).

A US federal court decision blocking German chemical giant Bayer AG and two other companies from selling their dicamba herbicide could boost sales for Corteva Agriscience’s products, according to an industry source quoted in a Des Moines Register report.