Fastmarkets plans to change the timestamp of several of its agriculture prices linked to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and MIAX Futures Exchange to align the time of publication with the exchanges’ settlement time. The change in timestamp will affect both premiums and outright prices that use those futures as an underlying benchmark, with the change to take effect on May 11.

The biofuels market is transitioning from rapid growth to a focus on margin optimization, carbon intensity differentiation, and regulatory compliance, driven by low-carbon policies in the US and EU that are reshaping feedstock demand, trade flows, and pricing dynamics.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ AG-PLM-0019 Refined bleached deodorised (RBD) palm olein assessment for March 16 was delayed due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The prices that will be affected are AG-SAF-0006 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF max), base cost, exw Netherlands (incl. HBE-IXB credits), $ per tonne, and AG-SAF-0007 sustainable aviation fuel (HVO max), base cost, exw Netherlands (incl. HBE-IXB credits), $ per tonne. Following the update by the Netherlands to its current biofuel mandate ahead of its full implementation of […]

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its weekly price assessments for AG-TLW-0028 Category 3 bone fat, high grade, 5% ffa, 98%, max 200 ppm polyethylene, ddp Northwest Europe and AG-TLW-0029 Category 3 pure beef tallow, 10% ffa, 99%, ddp Northwest Europe.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the methodology for assessing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) base cost of production in the US, effective January 5, 2026.

A meeting of the German Federal Cabinet on the implementation of the European Commission's Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) was postponed again on Wednesday, November 12, after having already been pushed back for several weeks, sparking a negative reaction in the European biofuels market.

Europe and the UK are spearheading the global shift to renewable fuels with ambitious policies like RED III, RTFO, and ReFuelEU, driving sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) adoption, while trade defenses ensure fair competition and industrial growth in the renewable energy sector.

We surveyed approximately 50 market participants to gain a new perspective into the current state of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market. Their responses highlight regional trends and the challenges impacting industry stakeholders. Market editor, Tom Hughes, comments.

Asking whether airlines are doing their part to decarbonize their industry through sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use is the wrong question, World Energy founder and chief executive officer Gene Gebolys told Fastmarkets on Wednesday August 27.