A research team in China has discovered a key japtropha gene that can boost yields and oil content, Phys.org wrote.

Panama took over operations of two container terminals at either end of the Panama Canal on 23 February, ending more than three decades of management by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings (CKHH), FreightWaves wrote.

Global agribusiness COFCO International has shipped its first delivery of sustainable soyabeans from Brazil to Bangladesh.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has raised its forecast for 2025/26 soyabean meal imports into the European Union (EU) by 1M tonnes to total 19.5M tonnes, moving closer to the previous year’s decade high level of 20.6M tonnes.

Finnish renewable fuels producer Neste has reported increased renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) volumes in the fourth quarter.

US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to increase glyphosate production, one day after German chemical giant Bayer proposed a class settlement worth up to US$7.25bn to resolve current and future cancer lawsuits involving its glyphosate-based Roundup weedkiller, The Legal Examiner reported.

World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) and leading palm oil company SD Guthrie are piloting a five-year regenerative agriculture programme for palm oil in Malaysia’s Sabah district.

The USA has started collecting a temporary new 10% tariff on imports from all countries following a US Supreme Court ruling to strike down sweeping global levies introduced by US President Donald Trump last year.

Global agribusiness giant ADM reported a dip in earnings due to lower crushing margins and reduced insurance proceeds in its full-year 2025 results ending on 31 December.

The Chinese government has indicated it would “deeply participate” in agricultural trade and expand imports of products in short domestic supply, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported a senior official as saying.

Malaysian biomass fuel product manufacturer and trader Elridge Energy Holdings has signed a one-year biomass fuel supply agreement with Thailand-based Berkana Power Company, The Edge Malaysia wrote.

Shipping companies have begun reintroducing services through the Suez Canal, according to a Riverside Tanker Chartering report.

Global speciality additive producer Valtris Specialty Chemicals has completed the sale of its Champlor Renewables business in Baleycourt, France, to Avril Industrie.