In Hong Kong, South China Morning Post reported that Argentina has tightened export standards for sorghum to strengthen sales to China. The Agriculture Secretariat issued a resolution on Friday, setting new grading rules based on test weight and limiting impurities, broken kernels and non-grain material. The report noted that exports must now meet minimum weights […]
In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that China’s corn production in 2025/26 is expected to reach 298 million tons, up 3 million tons from last year. Rising yields and stable plantings are boosting volumes, while imports continue to decline due to government policies aimed at supporting self-sufficiency, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) said in a report. […]
In Brazil, Global Agriculture reported that Conab is estimating that Brazilian farmers will increase their 2025/26 soybean acreage by 3.66% to 49.08 million hectares. The states with the largest increases are Mato Grosso (+395,500 hectares), Mato Grosso do Sul (+232,100 hectares), and Bahia (+199,800 hectares). The report also noted that the average nationwide yield is […]
In Washington DC, Transport Topics reported that US President Donald Trump predicted China would resume purchases of American soybeans after meeting President Xi Jinping, though a cabinet official said federal relief for beleaguered farmers will have to wait until the government reopens. Trump said that the pressure he would put on the Chinese president during […]
In Australia, InnovationAus reported that the Western Australian government is working to develop an advanced biofuels strategy aimed at building a local biofuels industry and cutting emissions. The state expects the strategy to help identify its use of existing agricultural and forestry resources in producing renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, according to the report. […]
In South Africa, Energize reported that The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has secured a grant from Dutch development finance institution Invest International to advance Johannesburg’s Alternative Waste Treatment Technology (AWTT) project. The AWTT will process about 500 000 tons of municipal solid waste annually, around a third of the city’s total, using mass-burn […]
In the Philippines, Philippines News Agency reported that the Government is addressing the need to increase power supply by reducing the volume of trash and has set a special green energy auction (GEA) on waste-to-energy (WTE) projects in January next year. The Department of Energy (DOE) said the waste for the initial projects will be […]
In India, Carbon Herald reported that India has achieved a significant step toward industrial decarbonization with the successful production of its first drop of methanol derived from captured carbon dioxide at NTPC’s Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station in Madhya Pradesh. The report noted that the carbon capture project was jointly developed by NTPC ’s Energy […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that European Energy has unveiled its latest innovation — bio-methanol produced via electrified steam methane reforming (e-SMR). The company, already operating its flagship Kassø e-Methanol Facility in Denmark, said the e-SMR pathway represents a “next generation” step in Power-to-X technology, combining renewable electricity with biogas feedstocks to produce […]
In the UK, Reuters reported that Shell expects to report a $600 million hit in the third quarter after abandoning its biofuels project in Rotterdam, bringing total impairments and provisions related to the venture to $1.4 billion. Shell had approved development of the 820,000 metric tons-per-year biofuels plant in 2021, but paused construction last year […]
