Degraded Grasslands v Rainforests for Palm Oil
Degraded grasslands are a better option for palm oil production compared to rainforests according to a new study, writes Rhett A. Butler of mongabay.com.

Malaysia Biofuels Annual Report 2008
Escalating palm oil prices have dampened the fledging biodiesel industry in Malaysia according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. The Government put on hold the proposed mandatory blend of five per cent of palm olein in diesel. However, foreign...

Environmental Impacts of Biofuels
The growth of biofuel production from crops will have a direct impact on the land and the environment writes TheBioenergySite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.

Oilseeds World Markets and Trade November 2008
China has seen record soybean imports while Brazil has reduced exports and Argentina is seeing exports rise, according to the Oilseeds World Market and Trade Report by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service for November, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor,...

Malaysia Oilseeds and Products Update (October) 2008
Malaysia's crude palm oil (CPO) production dropped by 1.3 per cent to 1.6 million tonnes in September according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. The palms are showing signs of biological stress. Despite the decrease in CPO output, weaker PO exports...

Biofuel Markets and Policy Impacts
If the current trade distorting policies attached to the biofuels industry at present were abolished, then the implications for both ethanol and biodiesel production would be significant, writes TheBioenergySite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.

China to Step Up Domestic Oilseed Production
The Chinese Government, through its National Development and Reform Commission, has called on local and regional authorities and soybean industry to step up domestic production, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor of TheBioenergySite.

Oilseeds World Markets and Trade Report October 2008
While Brazil is seeing a domestic growth in soybean meal and oil, because of a growth in production of pig meat and poultry, Argentina has seen its exports fall, according to the Oilseeds World Market and Trade Report by the USDA Foreign Agricultural...

Colombia Biofuels Annual Report 2008
The Colombian government issued its policy framework for biofuels production and announced it will temporarily import 500,000 liters of ethanol per day to blend with gasoline to reduce its gasoline consumption and to ease gasoline price increases according...

Biofuel and Global Biodiversity
By By Dennis Keeney and Claudia Nanninga, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).

A Quick Guide to Biofuels
By Shell International Limited - The article provides a quick guide to biofuels.

Growing Sustainable biofuels: The Place of Biofuels - Producing Sustainable Biofuels #2
By Patrick Mazza, Climate Solutions Research Director - Once the transportation system ran entirely on biofuels. When motive power was supplied by horses and other animals, wide swathes of countryside were devoted to growing the fuel for these biological...

Growing Sustainable Biofuels: The Cellulosic Fuels Revolution - Producing Sustainable Biofuels #1
By Patrick Mazza, Climate Solutions Research Director - For biofuels these are breakthrough times. Driven by volatile energy markets and new public policy initiatives, biofuels production is booming and production capacity is rapidly growing.