Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office (AGO) was planning to subpoena Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto for questioning as a witness in its investigation into a palm oil corruption case which led to the imprisonment of five people earlier this year, Asia News Network reported on 20 July.

Global agribusiness giant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has teamed up with renewable fuels company Global Clean Energy Holdings (GCEH) to promote camelina in Latin America, Biofuels Digest wrote.

The Malaysian government has maintained its crude palm oil (CPO) export tax rate for August at the maximum level of 8% while raising its reference price, AgriCensus quoted the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) as saying in a circular.

Global agribusiness giant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has opened its first grains and oilseeds warehouse in northwestern Argentina, World Grain reported.

Global agribusiness giant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) is set to add glycerine refining capabilities to its complex in Lampung, Indonesia, as part of an expansion of the facilities.

Russia launched drone strikes on Ukraine’s Danube ports of Reni and Izmail on 23 July, destroying grain silos and storage capacity as well as stock intended for loading, AgriCensus reported on 24 July.

Voluntary sustainability schemes in Germany have agreed to work together to improve communication to tackle trading of fraudulent used cooking oil (UCO), Biofuels Digest wrote.

Insurance companies are unlikely to risk covering vessels transiting the Black Sea following Russia’s 17 July withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) facilitating Ukrainian grain and oilseed exports, according to a 21 July AgriCensus report.

Leading UK packaged oils supplier Edible Oils Limited (EOL) has completed an investment programme at its Erith and Belvedere sites in London.

Energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has acquired agriculture price and analytics provider Mercaris in the USA.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has lowered its latest forecast for US soyabean exports in 2023/24 to 50.4M tonnes following the publication of a National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) report which indicated a reduction in soyabean planted area.

Oleochemicals and logistics company Cremer Óleo Paraguay has been given the go-ahead to export biodiesel to Europe and the USA, Biofuels Digest reported.

The Russian government is working on amendments to its export policy that would allow a temporary reduction or the elimination of export taxes to countries it regards as “friendly”, AgriCensus reported on 18 July.