The European Union (EU) seed crushers and oil processors’ federation (FEDIOL) has launched a new website outlining the health and nutritional benefits of vegetable oils and fats.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reduced its 2022/23 forecast for Indonesian palm oil production to 44.7M tonnes due to larger than expected production losses following the country’s palm oil export ban.

European Union (EU) officials expect olive oil consumption to rise in the region due to increased awareness of its health benefits and reduced consumption of other edible oils, Olive Oil Times wrote.

The Ukrainian grain traders’ union (UGA) has asked the government to give priority supplies of electricity to grain silos to prevent damage to harvests, Reuters wrote.

The European Commission (EC)’s draft policy on genetic editing in the European Union (EU) has been scheduled for the second quarter of next year, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) wrote.

The use of biofuels in Germany saved 11.1M tonnes of CO² in 2021, the country’s Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) wrote.

The yield potential of the European Union (EU)’s 2022 sunflowerseed harvest was reduced compared to the previous year due to extreme dryness, according to EU Commission data reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP).

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has lowered its 2022/23 global oilseed production forecast by 1M tonnes due to reduced cottonseed, palm kernel, rapeseed and sunflowerseed crops.

German chemical and biotech giant BASF has announced that more than 6,200 farmers have been certified to date under the sustainable castor programme that it runs in partnership with other companies.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published its finalised rule on canola oil fuel pathways, Biodiesel magazine wrote.

Shipping fuel prices are falling despite the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, FreightWaves writes.

Biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producers face feedstock supply shortages from 2022-2027 if current trends continue, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced renewable fuel obligations (RVOs) for 2023, 2024 and 2025 under the country’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), Biodiesel magazine reported.