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Portuguese operators can apply for authorization to start exporting pork to Vietnam.

The French pork industry plans to invest €7 billion to restore self-sufficiency and reduce imports.

The number of pigs imported for slaughter increased by 0.2%, and pork imports increased by 6.3% in 2025.

The Colombian swine industry closed 2025 with a historic advance in slaughter and production, driven by rising domestic consumption, reflecting the strength of demand.

The swine industry is expected to increase in both production and slaughter in 2026. Record exports are also expected.

This new tool will reinforce consumer safety and help national authorities work more effectively.

Since the last report, one new outbreak in wild boars has been reported with a total of 11 cases, with one case detected in the municipality of Barcelona.

Peruvian domestic pork production increased in 2025, and its imports reconfigured, with Brazil consolidating its position as the main foreign supplier.

Live swine exports (piglets for fattening and pigs for slaughter) fell by 21.5% in 2025 compared to 2024.

Stability in Japan's pork production, consumption, and imports is forecast for 2026.

International wheat and coarse grain prices rose month on month.

The increase was largely driven by higher world bovine and ovine meat prices, while poultry and pig meat quotations registered only marginal upticks.

The 5-year plan aims to reduce antibiotic usage and resistance in humans and livestock and protect public health.

In 2025, the pig herd grew slightly, and production reached 2.1 million metric tons, driven by increased carcass weight.

The country imported more than US$1.8 billion in Brazilian agricultural products last year.

Since the last report, three new outbreaks in wild boars have been reported with a total of 21 cases, with one case detected in the municipality of Sant Just Desvern for the first time.

The proposal protects the denominations of meat and certain meat products to ensure consumer transparency and fair competition.

IICA and USDA officials agreed to deepen technical cooperation to strengthen biosecurity, improve responses to pests and diseases, and promote more robust, science-based agricultural trade.

Portugal saw an increase in the total number of pigs slaughtered in 2025.

Proposal goes to the Senate; earlier, acting president aligned vote with House Speaker and other lawmakers.

The regulation aims to strengthen protections for EU farmers by allowing safeguard measures to be swiftly applied in cases where imports from Mercosur partners threaten to cause serious injury to EU producers.

These new rules aim to improve cooperation between EU authorities responsible for enforcing rules on unfair trading practices.

Certification for eggs, health audits, and the expansion of eligible states mark new steps in the negotiations.

According to Rabobank, Vietnam’s animal protein sector is modernizing fast, with rising incomes and shifting preferences driving demand.

Since the last report on February 17, three new outbreaks have been detected with a total of 33 cases, bringing the number of positive wild boars to 195.

The declaration aims to enable the future export of German pork and other pork products to China, despite African swine fever.

A first positive case of ASF in wild boar has been confirmed near Störmecke, municipality of Schmallenberg, in the Hochsauerland district.

The outbreaks affected domestic sheep and cattle.

Argentina and Uruguay became the first countries to ratify the Agreement, allowing the EU to proceed with provisional application.

Romania, backed by four member states, asks the Commission to grant exceptional aid to the EU pig sector under Article 219 of Regulation 1308/2013.

Member states call for timely, evidence-based national recommendations to guide the future CAP under the 2028–2034 MFF.

U.S. pork exports posted the second-highest value and third-largest volume on record in 2025.

The European Commission has proposed to suspend the most favoured nation duties on imports of several key nitrogen fertilisers and inputs.

The regional bloc is consolidating a unified technical agenda to strengthen epidemiological surveillance and ensure safe food trade.

For the first time, Canadian exporters can ship pork and pork products to Indonesia.

Brazil ended 2025 with significant growth in pork production and exports, which once again set a record.

Antimicrobial resistance in common foodborne bacteria such as Salmonella and Campylobacter continues to be a public health concern across Europe.

The three-year partnership will promote science-based solutions for safe, sustainable, and resilient food systems.

The agreement includes tremendous market access gains for U.S. red meat.

Zone one, for surveillance, is where no cases have been reported, and zone two covers the area where outbreaks have been detected.

The area covered by Level III restrictions (the so-called ASF red zone) is no longer in force in Poland.

The Philippines has reported a decrease in the number of barangays with active cases of African swine fever.

These results reflect a sector with dynamic production and expanding domestic demand, but with a growing presence and pressure from imported products in the domestic market.

Highlights from the USDA grain and oilseed estimates for the 2025/26 season published on February 10.

Meat production in Germany remained virtually unchanged in 2025 at 6.9 million tons.

The Catalan government is maintaining its initial strategy, but has requested extraordinary support from the State to increase the resources allocated to the control efforts in the newly affected area.

Of the seven new confirmed cases, one is located in the municipality of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, which has been added to the high-risk zone. Work is underway with the European Commission to reclassify the current infected area into Zones I and II.

The Chilean swine industry showed slight growth in slaughter, production, and domestic consumption.

An upward trend in total pork production and exports is expected from 2027 to 2035.

Pork shortages hit South Africa after disease outbreaks trigger culling and limit slaughter access, pushing prices higher and tightening 2026 supply outlook.

EFSA’s yearly report shows continued high compliance with official limits in 2024.

The outbreak started on a cattle farm.

The Philippines has lifted the temporary ban on the importation of swine products and by-products originating from Poland.

Pork producers support harmonisation with EU standards, but stress the need for realistic implementation mechanisms given wartime conditions and limitations.

Molins de Rei and El Papiol are included within the high-risk infected zone after two new positive wild boars were found in the first municipality.

The Taiwan side will provide preferential market access for U.S. agricultural exports, including pork.

The increase in per capita meat consumption was mainly driven by pork, which registered the highest year-on-year growth and consolidated its position on Argentinian tables.

Saxony is once again free of African swine fever.

MEPs backed extra safeguards on Tuesday to prevent harm to Europe’s agriculture sector following trade liberalisation with Mercosur countries.

World wheat prices were broadly stable in January, while maize prices continued downward and barley prices increased modestly.