Finnish renewable fuels producer Neste has completed the expansion of its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in Singapore.

Worldwide olive oil production is expected to rebound in the upcoming 2023/24 crop year, according to preliminary estimates by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported by Olive Oil Times.

The European Union (EU)’s rapeseed sector is under pressure due to a huge increase in imported biodiesel, according to FEDIOL, the trade association representing the EU vegetable oil and protein meal industry.

There has been no new land clearing or deforestation for oil palm plantations in Malaysia, the country’s deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof was quoted as saying by Asia Palm Oil magazine.

A significant rise in China’s inspections of imported soyabean cargoes is leading to costly delays, according to three soyabean traders quoted by Reuters.

Global agricultural commodity company Viterra has announced plans to expand its grain and feed ingredients terminal in Etter, Texas, World Grain reported.

The European Commission (EC) is considering extending a temporary ban on imports of key agricultural products from Ukraine into five member states following the European Council’s decision on 25 May to extend Ukraine’s duty-free import regime for another year, AgriCensus reported.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has published a dashboard providing in-depth data-based analysis of grain and oilseed trade in the Black Sea region.

Global agribusiness giant Bunge has entered merger discussions with Glencore’s agriculture division Viterra, Bloomberg reported.

Japanese infrastructure and industrial development company Toyota Tsusho has launched the country’s first continuous supply of biofuel for ships on a commercial basis.

Rapeseed production in the UK is forecast to increase in the 2022/23 marketing year, buffering it from reliance on imports of oilseed, meal and oil, according to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The Chinese resort island of Hainan has allegedly been at the centre of a green fuel fraud, Bloomberg reported.

India’s vegetable oil imports increased by 21% to 8.1M tonnes (81.10 lakh tonnes) in the first six months of the current marketing year, driven by increased shipments of refined palm oil, Business Line reported.