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China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced an updated Feed Ingredients Catalog.

China renewed or extended the facility registrations by five years for 365 U.S. pork establishments.

These reforms will strengthen U.S. food production, reduce costs for producers, and support a more resilient supply chain.

The European Commission has decided to appoint Oliver Sitar as Director for Legal, Procedural and Interinstitutional Affairs (DG AGRI).

Feed fed to U.S. hogs in 2023 equaled approximately 60.9 million tons, mainly from corn-related ingredients.

Pork imports are expected to be similar in 2025 while marginal growth is expected in pork exports.

Wheat, maize, barley, and sorghum export prices increased while the FAO All Rice Price Index declined.

Pig meat prices softened, pressured by lower quotations in the European Union.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in collaboration with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published its report on antimicrobial resistance in the European Union (EU) for the period 2022-2023.

The country's veterinary authorities have identified foot-and-mouth disease on a cattle farm in Kisbajcs, Hungary. This is the second outbreak of the disease in a short period of time in the EU.

An updated study quantifies the returns that beef and pork exports brought to U.S. corn and soybean producers.

A restricted ASF zone set up on November 21, 2024 in the district of Oberhavel can be lifted again.

Pork exports were slightly below last January’s large totals, despite another outstanding performance in Mexico and Central America.

On March 1, several measures came into force to improve the welfare of pigs.

Should the U.S. continue to apply tariffs on Canada, the government intends to impose additional countermeasures that could affect pork.

Average biosecurity audit scores for both internal and external biosecurity are increasing slightly.

In EFSA’s yearly report on residues of veterinary medicinal products in live animals and animal products, the trend continued for high compliance with official limits.

The swine industry is stabilizing after a historic low.

EU ministers discuss rural proofing, agri-food market stability, and the future vision for agriculture and food.

These are the main findings of the latest monthly agri-food trade report published by the European Commission.

The anti-dumping investigation into pork imports from the European Union is ongoing.

The decree extends to pork, sheep meat, and poultry meat with the obligation to display the origin of beef having been in place since 2002.

These are the first detections of JEV in animals in Queensland since July 2022.

Botswana Vaccine Institute and Boehringer Ingelheim strengthen their 45-year partnership to produce FMD and PPR vaccines using advanced technology.

The European Commission's roadmap sets the stage for an attractive, competitive, resilient, future-oriented, and fair agri-food system.

Nigeria is the leading pork producer in Africa, with an annual output of over 303,000 metric tonnes.

Exports of U.S. pork eclipsed previous highs in both volume and value in 2024.

Wheat export prices dropped very slightly while world maize prices increased.

The decline was driven by lower international ovine, pig, and poultry meat prices, which outweighed increases in bovine meat quotations.

Meat production increased for the first time since 2016, after seven consecutive years of declines.

Total swine inventory decreased slightly but was higher than in 2023.

The Council discussed the latest developments in agrifood trade issues, with a particular emphasis on the impact of agrifood trade on EU farmers non-tariff barriers to trade with countries outside the EU.

40% of EU farms had manure storage facilities in 2020

Brazil, the world's largest exporter of soybeans, experienced a reduction in the volume exported in 2024, compared to records in 2023.

On 28th October, 2024, Kiambu Governor Kiamani Wamatangi launched a piglet donation initiative in Gatundu North Sub-County's Mangu Ward, with the aim of empowering young men to become agribusiness entrepreneurs.

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has been actively addressing gender disparities in Uganda's pig industry through both gender accommodative and transformative approaches.

In 2025, growth in global animal protein production will be slightly higher, driven by seafood and poultry.

APHIS is requesting public comments on a proposal to establish a voluntary livestock improvement program to improve biosecurity, traceability, and disease surveillance for swine health.

Tests performed by the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut on samples from a suspect goat ruled out foot-and-mouth disease.

China's pork production decreased by 1.5% in 2024.

Due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Germany, it is currently possible for Russia to import breeding pigs from all EU member states.

Following the confirmation of a case of foot and mouth disease in Germany, more countries have implemented measures to prevent the entry of the disease.

The EU adopts urgent measures to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease and protect trade.

The One Health Plan aims to protect people, animals, and the environment from shared health threats.

The national reference laboratory in Germany has confirmed that it is serotype O.

Several countries have imposed bans on calf imports and pork from Germany.

November U.S. pork exports posted year-over-year gains, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

The last outbreak of FMD in Germany was in 1988. The last outbreak in Europe was reported in Bulgaria in 2011.

The exercise will test how the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the United States Department of Agriculture apply bilateral zoning arrangements.

This system tracks changes in the antimicrobial susceptibility of enteric bacteria found in ill people, retail meats, and food animals in the United States.

Submit electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by May 7, 2025.

Last year, 44 outbreaks of ASF were reported in pigs and 2,311 in wild boar.

China seeks to implement grain-saving actions in the livestock industry to improve efficiency and save grain.

The FAO Cereal Price Index in December was relatively unchanged from November. For the year as a whole, the Index averaged 13.3% below the 2023 level.

By contrast, pig meat prices declined, underpinned by weaker-than-expected consumer demand in the European Union ahead of the winter holidays.

China's grain output reached 706.50 million tons for the first time in 2024.

How FAO is leading the charge to safeguard all pigs in Asia and the Pacific.

Exports to China had the largest reduction, explained in particular by reductions in exports of pigmeat.

Deforestation law: Parliament gives companies extra year to comply

The European Commission has released its latest EU agricultural outlook report, which presents the market projections for EU agriculture until 2035.