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This marks a new milestone in the agricultural trade relationship.

The Commission's EU Agricultural Outlook report presents projections for EU cereals markets until 2035.

The strategy includes plans to move away from farrowing crates and address welfare concerns around stunning pigs with carbon dioxide.

The disease is now recognized as endemic, with outbreaks showing an upward trend in the first half of 2025 and continuing to consistently appear throughout the country.

The Philippine Department of Agriculture has officially recognized the Russian regionalization system for African swine fever (ASF).

Despite a monthly decline in shipments, exports for 2025 already exceed last year's.

Pigs, cattle, and chickens break slaughter records in the third quarter.

The European Commission's latest EU Agricultural Outlook report presents projections for the EU pig meat market until 2035.

Value record for Mexico led strong September performance for U.S. pork.

The United States hog and pig inventory was up 1% from year-ago levels.

EU agri-food trade surplus reaches highest level in over a year as exports hit a record in October.

The European Council gave its final green light on the simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

The USDA projects that global pork production in 2026 will remain virtually stable, while exports will decline slightly.

The pig inventory is up 2.8% since May and up 0.9% year-on-year.

Current data does not allow confirmation that the ASF viral strain came from any laboratory, according to the sequencing performed by the IRB.

The final tariffs will apply to European pork export companies for the next five years.

Two new secondary outbreaks have been reported with a total of 10 positive wild boars located near the outbreaks reported previously.

A slight increase of 0.4% in compound feed production is expected in the EU in 2025, compared to 2024, despite economic and regulatory challenges.

On Tuesday MEPs approved a safeguard clause for the EU-Mercosur agreement to prevent imports from Mercosur countries harming Europe’s agriculture sector.

MEPs adopted new rules on Tuesday introducing more flexibility and support for farmers in complying with the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP).

The temporary ban affects live pigs, pork meat, pig skin, and other related products from Taiwan.

The European Commission announced a reinforcement of controls on food, animal, and plant products entering the EU.

Sales of medically important antimicrobial drugs approved for use in food-producing animals increased by 16% between 2023 and 2024.

Global wheat, maize, barley, and sorghum prices rose.

The latest ESUAvet report shows a 5% rise in antimicrobial sales for food-producing animals in 2024, signaling a potential shift in long-term declines.

Co-legislators agree on a 90% reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, compared with 1990 levels, to achieve a climate neutral EU by 2050.

Slowed global animal protein production is expected in 2026. Seafood and poultry will see the strongest increases, while beef and pork output will decline.

The Ministry of Agriculture has updated restrictions on exports of Spanish pork products, including new developments for Japan and the US.

These are two new secondary outbreaks involving a total of three animals, bringing the total number of positive animals since the outbreak began to 16, all of them within the high-risk zone.

EU agriculture ministers emphasized the importance of innovation and access to new technology to ensure competitiveness and generational renewal in the agricultural sector.

As of December 10, all 55 farms in the ASF-affected area designated by the EU have tested negative.

Update on the markets that have lifted some of their initial restrictions on Spanish pork due to the ASF outbreak.

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The monthly decline continued to be driven by lower pig and poultry meat prices.

Argentina welcomes the decision by the Council and the European Parliament to postpone the implementation of the European Union Regulation on Deforestation (EUDR) for 12 months, until December 30, 2026.

The limit values ​​are now lowered by 20% for weaning pigs and slaughter pigs.

Pig exports (piglets for finishing and pigs for slaughter) fell by 19.3% in the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period last year.

The product has been approved for export for industrial use.

The new cases were found near those previously reported. There are now 13 positive cases in total.

Several countries, such as South Korea and Chile, have confirmed that they will accept regionalization.

Another extraordinary drop in Mercolleida: Pigs fall 10 cents for the second time this week in a market strained by ASF and the export slowdown.

This is a complementary investigation to the one started on November 28, the date on which the ASF outbreak was detected in Cerdanyola del Vallés (Barcelona).

FAO expects global pig meat production to rise on improved productivity and global pig meat trade to expand amid ASF-induced supply shortfalls.

Senasa suspended the import of high-risk goods from Spain, in line with international recommendations.

The European Commission has defined the ASF infected zone in Catalonia and has applied urgent control measures to prevent its spread; the Osona region is excluded from the area.

It is the first time in 17 months that the number of sows has dipped below 40 million.

The number of pigs imported for slaughter increased by over 5% year-on-year between January and September 2025.

Main findings published from the first evaluation of the Directive on unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain.

The United Kingdom will apply the same regulations as the EU, Minister Luis Planas confirmed.

Pig slaughter in Portugal during the first nine months of 2025 increased 4.7% year-on-year.

Seven wild boars that were found dead in the same Barcelona municipality, very close to where the other two appeared, have tested positive for African swine fever.

This major step should contribute to restoring stability and predictability in EU-US trade relations.

The new accreditation expands the Philippines’ network of global meat suppliers.

UK emissions intensities from cattle, dairy, and pigs all showed declining trends.

The temporary measure was implemented following the confirmation of two cases of ASF in Catalonia as a preventive measure to protect the national swine industry.

In a press conference, the Minister detailed what the impacts on the trade of Spanish pork could be after the confirmation of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boars last Friday.

Mercolleida called an extraordinary session to adjust prices after the ASF outbreak. The live pig price fell by 10 cents/kg.

China accepts regionalization, meaning that it will only stop importing products originating from the province of Barcelona.

The containment plan was launched following the confirmation of two cases of African swine fever in wild boars. Four possible new cases are awaiting official confirmation.

The EU agri-food trade surplus reached EUR 5.4 billion in September 2025, 45% higher than in August, reflecting a strong month-on-month recovery.