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WSF and GFI launch accelerator to unlock UK SAF projects

WSF and GFI launch accelerator to unlock UK SAF projects

December 9, 2025 |

In Canada, AviTrade reported that Willis Sustainable Fuels UK (WSF), a subsidiary of Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC), and the Green Finance Institute (GFI), an independent adviser to governments and investors, have launched a sustainable aviation fuel project accelerator. The initiative is designed to progress WSF’s SAF project at Wilton International in Teesside to ‘Final […]

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Pemex weighs investment in biorefinery to produce SAF and biogas

Pemex weighs investment in biorefinery to produce SAF and biogas

December 9, 2025 |

In India, BioEnergy Times reported that Mexico’s state-owned oil company Pemex is exploring the possibility of investing in a biorefinery that would produce biogas and sustainable aviation fuel. Environment Minister Alicia Bárcena Ibarra said that Pemex would partner with a Spanish company for the project, which is planned as part of a proposed circular economy […]

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Australia’s ABARES forecasts 2025/26 sorghum production at 2.6 mln t

Australia’s ABARES forecasts 2025/26 sorghum production at 2.6 mln t

December 7, 2025 |

In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that Australia’s sorghum production is forecast to reach 2.6 million tons in 2025-26, up 200,000 tons from the September estimate, but 14 percentage points down on last season, according to Australian government agency ABARES. The report noted that Queensland region is expected to produce 1.7 million tons of this total, 100,000 […]

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Brazil’s soybean harvest is expected to grow, but there are climate concerns, says Pátria AgroNegócios

Brazil’s soybean harvest is expected to grow, but there are climate concerns, says Pátria AgroNegócios

December 7, 2025 |

In Brazil, Reuters reported that Brazil’s 2025/26 soybean crop is expected to reach a new record of 171.89 million tons, representing a 1.4% annual increase compared to the previous season, according to a projection by consultancy Pátria AgroNegócios. The company slightly raised its projection compared to the previous assessment of 171.51 million tons, considering a […]

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Agrivoltaics for sorghum, soybean grain

Agrivoltaics for sorghum, soybean grain

December 7, 2025 |

In the US, pv magazine reported that a research team from the United States’ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has experimentally examined how shading in agrivoltaic systems influences sorghum and soybean grain yields, focusing on source-sink dynamics, which are the processes by which plants produce and allocate assimilates like sugars during growth. “To our knowledge, no […]

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Malaysia moves to regain palm oil dominance in China amid market challenges

Malaysia moves to regain palm oil dominance in China amid market challenges

December 7, 2025 |

In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that Malaysia is taking proactive measures to reclaim its portion of China’s palm oil market, following a precipitous drop of almost 39% in export volumes year-on-year in the first ten months of 2025. According to Malaysia’s Plantation and Commodities Minister, Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani, this dramatic decrease can be attributed […]

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Brazil soy exports jump 64% in November

Brazil soy exports jump 64% in November

December 7, 2025 |

In Brazil, Reuters reported that Brazil’s soybean exports jumped 64% in November from a year ago to 4.2 million metric tons, with good local supply allowing elevated shipments before the world’s largest importer China shifts to United States’ beans. Brazil soy exports normally fall towards the end of the year as the country approaches the […]

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US soybean producers welcome removal of tariffs on key fertilizers

US soybean producers welcome removal of tariffs on key fertilizers

December 7, 2025 |

In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that the American Soybean Association (ASA) welcomed President Trump’s executive order removing diammonium phosphate (DAP), monoammonium phosphate (MAP), and potassium chloride (K) from the list of commodities subject to retaliatory tariffs. The American Soybean Association (ASA) said these fertilizers are critical to soybean production. “Input and production costs continue to significantly […]

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New insect control tool now available for use in corn, cotton and cereals

New insect control tool now available for use in corn, cotton and cereals

December 7, 2025 |

In Missouri, AgWeb reported that a new insect control tool from Syngenta, Plinazolin, is now registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for use in a variety of broad-acre and specialty crops including corn, cotton, cereals, vegetables and tree fruit. Plinazolin is the trademark name for the active ingredient isocycloseram, a member of the Insecticide Resistance […]

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Bessent says China is reaching ‘correct cadence’ to complete promised US soybean purchases

Bessent says China is reaching ‘correct cadence’ to complete promised US soybean purchases

December 7, 2025 |

In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott  Bessent  told the New York Times Dealbook summit that China was on track to complete its commitments under a U.S.-China trade agreement. The official said the deal includes the purchase of 12 million metric tons of soybeans, which he said would be finished by the end […]

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