Global oil giant Shell International Petroleum (Shell) plans to build a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel production facility at its currently closed Convent refinery in Louisiana, USA, according to documents filed with local authorities reported by The Advocate.

Rapeseed production in 2022/23 is forecast to reach a record high globally, with Russia and Australia expected to see larger harvests, according to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) data reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP).

The current drought in Europe is the most severe the region has faced for 500 years, Olive Oil Times reported the European Commission’s Joint Research Center as saying.

Grain and oilseed crops in Brazil are forecast to rise in 2022/23, according to a forecast by the country’s National Supply Company (Conab) reported by World Grain.

A university research team in South Korea has found that insects can add meat-like flavours to food, The Guardian wrote.

A total of 33 cargo ships carrying around 720,000 tonnes of agricultural products have so far left Ukraine under a deal brokered by the United Nations (UN) and Turkey to unblock Ukrainian sea ports, Reuters quoted the Ukrainian agriculture ministry as saying.

Water levels on China’s Yangtze River have hit their lowest level on record, AgriCensus reported the country’s National Meteorological Observatory as saying.

The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has announced on its website that from 1 September it would be reducing the export duty on sunflower oil by 85%, AgriCensus reported.

South Korean chemical company LG Chem and global agribusiness giant ADM have announced the location of a new lactic acid and polylactic acid facility as part of their joint venture in the USA.

New research in the USA has shown that modifying soyabeans to absorb more light can lead to a 25% increase in yield, The Guardian reported.

Global agribusiness giant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has opened a soyabean liquid lecithin plant in Claypool, Indiana, World Grain reported.

Global agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM) and US food technology company Benson Hill have announced a long-term strategic partnership to scale up soyabean ingredient production in a bid to meet a rising demand for plant-based proteins.

Billions of dollars are being invested in the bioplastics sector as companies seek plastics made from natural or renewable materials, AP News wrote.