A ban on genetically modified (GM) corn in Mexico is set to proceed with the country on track to halve its US imports of yellow corn, the country’s deputy agriculture minister was quoted as saying in a Reuters report.

Swiss speciality chemicals company Clariant has completed its acquisition of German chemical giant BASF’s US attapulgite business.

Biofuel producer Brasil Biofuels (BBF) plans to build a new biofuels facility in Manaus, Brazil, using technology developed by Danish renewable fuel technology company Topsoe.

The Japanese government has opened a public comment period for proposed revisions to genetically-engineered (GE) labelling for nutritionally enhanced rapeseed varieties, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported.

Low water levels on the Mississippi river in the USA due to recent droughts have led to a surge in barge rates, World Grain reported.

India has approved a domestically-developed genetically modified (GM) mustard/rapeseed for environmental release, paving the way for commercial use in several years, Reuters reports.

The Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations (FOSFA) is changing several of its documents, effective from 1 November, to highlight the risk of potential contamination of vegetable oil with sodium chloride from a seawater wash.

Spanish energy company Repsol is partnering with aerospace technology developer PLD Space to develop renewable fuels for space vehicles.

A new rail terminal in Hungary is expected to lead to an increase in grain shipments out of Ukraine, according to a World Grain report.

Multinational energy company ExxonMobil is moving beyond the trial stage for drop-in biofuels to commercialisation of the product at ports in northern Europe, Seatrade Maritime News reported.

Global agribusiness giant ADM has announced a surge in third quarter profits in the current marketing year compared to the same period last year.

Peanut production in Senegal is forecast to increase by 7% in the 2022/23 marketing year, according to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Russia agreed yesterday to re-join an agreement to allow Ukrainian grain export shipments from its Black Sea ports, just days after it withdrew from the deal.