
SOURCE: U.S. Energy Information Administration
November 13, 2025
BY Erin Krueger
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The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service on June 30 announced U.S. farmers planted an estimated 85.4 million acres of soybeans in 2025, up 5% when compared to last year. Planted acreage is up or unchanged in 20 of the 29 estimating states.
Waste Connections of Canada on June 30 officially opened a new renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Ridge Landfill in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. The project was developed in partnership with Enbridge Gas.
Rainbow Pellet Sdn Bhd has successfully started up the world’s first commercial-scale Steam-Ex pellet plant for empty fruit bunches at its site in Kuala Lipis, Malaysia, using ANDRITZ technology.
A research team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has developed a method to produce jet-grade fuel from food waste, contributing to a circular bioeconomy.
ASTM and CSA Group have signed an agreement to develop a joint standard on evaluating biomass supply chain risk. The collaboration builds on CSA Group’s existing CSA W209 standard and aims to expand its use and impact.