High fertiliser prices are set to impact planting decisions this year and next, according to a new report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Multinational avocado supplier Westfalia Fruit has introduced three environmental and social projects at its fruit processing plant in South Africa’s Kwa Zulu Natal province in a bid to boost sustainability and help local communities, the company announced.

Transport members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have set ambitious targets for more sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to help the EU achieve climate neutrality by 2050, according to a statement from the European Parliament.

Squalene manufacturers are set to benefit from high demand in the cosmetics industry, according to a new report by global market research company Fact.MR.

Finnish renewable fuels producer Neste has announced it is set to invest in new renewable products production capacity at its Rotterdam refinery due to growing demand for renewable products.

Trucks loaded with grain were blocked from getting to Argentina’s largest port on 29 June due to a truck driver protest against high fuel prices bringing the country’s agricultural exports almost to a halt, Reuters reported.

Proposals by Germany and the UK to temporarily reduce biofuel consumption in G7 countries failed to gain support at a meeting of the summit held in Bavaria, according to media reports quoted by AgriCensus, with the USA and Canada said to be leading opposition to the move.

BASF’s European distribution organisation for speciality chemicals BTC Europe and Dutch biomass-derived chemical manufacturer NXTLEVVEL Biochem have formed a partnership to distribute bio-based and biodegradable solvents in Europe, BASF announced.

The complete range of marine engines available from German technology company MAN Engines has been approved for use with renewable diesel, the company announced.

A new study looking into the environmental footprint of vegetable oil-based products has been published by the European Union (EU) seed crushers and oil processors’ federation (FEDIOL).

Global agribusiness giant Archers Daniels Midland (ADM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in India with German chemical company Bayer to develop a crop protection system for soyabean farmers over a three-year period, ADM announced.

Farmers in Ukraine could face new challenges in the winter planting campaign due to high stocks, a shortage of storage and tight and costly logistics leading to current domestic prices being close to the cost of production, AgriCensus reported.

An increase in new renewable diesel plants set to start production in the USA in the next three years will not be enough to offset the loss of petroleum diesel following plant closures since 2019, according to Reuters analysis of federal data.