
August 23, 2024
BY Lynn Wendt, Laboratory Relationship Manager, Idaho National Laboratory
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Cathay is welcoming the release of Igniting the SAF Market: Policy Pathways for Scaling Sustainable Aviation Fuel in China, a research study published by Peking University’s National School of Development in late 2025.
Bunge’s Brazilian operation has become the first company to certify soybeans for use in the production of SAF under the ISCC CORSIA PLUS protocol, an advanced certification recognized by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
The USDA on Dec. 31 announced the per-acre payment rates for $11 billion of the $12 billion farm aid package announced in December. U.S. corn, soybean and sorghum farmers will receive respective per-acre payments of $44.36, $30.88, and $48.11.
The USDA reduced its forecast for 2025-’26 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Jan. 12. The forecast price for soybean oil was unchanged.
U.S. soybean production fell by approximately 3% in 2025, according to the USDA’s latest Crop Production report, released Jan. 12. Soybean yields, however, reached a record high of 53 bushels per acre.