An investigation by the Associated Press and television series Frontline has found that Russia used a smuggling operation to steal Ukrainian grain worth at least US$530M and used the cash to fund its war efforts, World Grain reported.

Global oil giant Shell has announced plans to re-purpose its Gulf Coast refinery in Louisiana, USA, to produce hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the Houston Chronicle wrote.

German chemical giant BASF is planning to form a joint venture with South Korean chemical company Hannong Chemicals to produce non-ionic surfactants in Asia Pacific.

German chemical and biotech giant BASF has launched a new dehydration catalyst to process renewable feedstocks, the company announced.

Global agribusiness giant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has announced the acquisition of leading Australian grain handling business Emerald Grain from Long River Farms.

Production of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) increased by almost 6% last year, according to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)’s latest Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP) report.

A number of Brazilian soyabean crushing companies have reportedly halted processing operations due to falling margins and weak demand, local sources told AgriCensus.

Glencore’s agriculture division Viterra has completed its acquisition of the grain and ingredients business of US oilseed and ingredients firm Gavilon from Marubeni, Viterra announced.

French oil giant TotalEnergies has entered an agreement with German rendering company SARIA to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Grandpuits refinery in Seine-et-Marne, France.

A sharp drop in water levels on the key Mississippi river in the USA due to recent droughts has been forcing barges to reduce loads by up to 40% to pass through shallower waters, AgriCensus reported market sources as saying.

Biodiesel production in China is expected to increase by 32% this year compared to 2021 mainly due to a surge in export demand, according to the latest data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported by Biodiesel magazine.

Soyabean farmers in the USA have committed to providing US$900,000 funding to help offset the costs of a project to expand the Port of Grays Harbour (POGH) terminal, World Grain wrote.

The Amazon’s future rests on the result of Brazil’s national election, with experts saying that the rampant destruction under incumbent Jair President Bolsonaro could push the world’s biggest rainforest past an irreversible tipping point if he is re-elected, The Guardian newspaper reports.