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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that the European Commission has approved 100 cross-border hydrogen and electrolyzer projects as part of a major package of 235 energy infrastructure developments awarded Projects of Common Interest (PCI) and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMI) status under the updated TEN-E Regulation. The selected projects, which span electricity, CO2 […]
In the UK, BBC reported that BP has pulled out of building a hydrogen plant on Teesside following a row over whether the site would be better suited to housing a data center instead. A government decision on whether the plant at Teesworks in Redcar could be built had been due this week. But the […]
In California, DevvStream, a carbon management and environmental-asset monetization firm, and Southern Energy Renewables, a U.S.-based producer of low-cost fuels made from biomass, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine under a new U.S.-domiciled, Nasdaq-listed company. The new company plans to help aviation and maritime operators meet tightening global mandates from […]
In Finland, UPM welcomed the European Union’s new Bioeconomy Strategy, as a decisive move to elevate the bioeconomy as a driver of growth, innovation, and climate neutrality. The strategy reinforces the bioeconomy’s central role in revitalizing European industries and boosting competitiveness through renewable and circular solutions, the company said. UPM added that the strategy is […]
