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The industry is making history with unprecedented investment projections and growth, positioning the country as a future leader in animal protein.

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.

It involves two wild boars dead, found 1 km apart from each other in the province of Barcelona.

This is the first case of African swine fever in the country's largest pig farming area.

Funding is available to support the adoption of practices that improve livestock performance and manure management.

Although robust domestic demand has supported domestic producers, animal diseases have limited expansion potential.

The increase in minimum areas for pig farming has been rendered ineffective.

With the creation of CONAPORC, Panama is advancing towards a sustainable pig farming model, coordinating development, health, and environmental protection actions for the swine industry.

The Dominican Republic brought together experts from 64 countries in an international training program to strengthen ASF surveillance and prevention.

The plan focuses on preventing and preparing for the control of ASF in wild boar.

Shipments of edible offal and by-products from cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, and horses from Argentina can begin.

Domestic feed demand is set for continued growth into 2026.

Flemish pig farmers will now automatically receive an email with slaughter results.

Stakeholder resources and information on cases and response activities are available on the website.

Proper manure management transforms an environmental liability into renewable energy and biofertilizer, reducing emissions and creating economic benefits.

The Council approves a regulation to swiftly apply safeguard measures on agricultural imports from Mercosur when they threaten EU producers.

The Council agrees to simplify and postpone the application of the Deforestation Regulation, reducing burdens and facilitating its implementation.

Belgium calls for a unified response to avoid distortions in the EU pork market.

This year’s theme underscores the urgent need for bold, coordinated, cross-sectoral action to address AMR.

Global pig meat production and trade are expected to grow this year.

FAO expects outputs of all major cereals to rise, with the largest year-on-year increase forecast for maize.

Germany's pork production, balance, and forecast until 2026.

August exports were bolstered by another remarkable performance by leading market Mexico.

This tool helps pig farmers identify the best systems or measures for their business to reduce ammonia emissions.

The U.S. depends heavily on imported vitamins and amino acids, the majority of which come from China. This poses risks to both supply chain stability and national food security.

Agriculture ministers support a more flexible, market-oriented CAP, with better-targeted direct payments to strengthen food security after 2027.

The result is stable compared to Conab's first estimate for the current season.

SENASA shared the surveillance, control, and eradication actions for this disease affecting the swine industry.

Until this authorization, Suriname did not import pork from Brazil.

GD, together with the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, is continuing research to confirm the causal link.

The latest AHDB quarterly pork cost of production and net margin estimations have been published for Q3 2025.

Pork production growth far exceeded beef and poultry.

Nigeria’s Livestock Minister underscores the sector’s importance to rural prosperity, food security, and Africa’s economic future.

Inspections ordered to check compliance with food safety and fair trade regulations.

The aim is to reduce the burden of trading agricultural products between the EU and the UK by aligning sanitary and phytosanitary rules.

The agreement will allow exports from free zones to continue in the event of an outbreak of African swine fever in Spain.

Sharp drops in pig and poultry meat prices drove the decline after eight consecutive monthly increases.

New rules to strengthen the country’s defenses against ASF while ensuring safe importation of swine and pork products.

The package reduces administrative burden, simplifies payment schemes, and boosts farmers' competitiveness.

The FAO Cereal Price Index was down 1.3% from September.

EU trade agreements increase the resilience and competitiveness of EU economic operators.

The Animal Welfare Committee has published its opinion on the welfare impacts on pigs of CO₂ gas stunning and of potential alternative stunning methods.

The general manager of the Perleberg slaughterhouse, Ringo Beinroth, announced the closure in a letter addressed to the governor of the Prignitz district, Brandenburg.

Farmers can submit applications for investment subsidies until August 31, 2026.

Contracts for shipment in 2026 returned to negative levels, a movement that had not been seen since July this year.

MIDAGRI announces the opening of new international markets between 2025 and 2026, including Peruvian pork exports to Indonesia.

During the 30th Seminar on Harmonization of Veterinary Drug Registration and Control, Mexico assumed the presidency of CAMEVET for two years.

With variable forecasts and producers keeping a close eye on the weather, early soybean planting has begun in the core region. The outlook is more encouraging than last year in terms of margins, although caution remains due to international volatility and pressure from Brazil in the market.

U.S. reaches deal with China on economic and trade relations.

New office will facilitate work with local intermediaries in securing access for Canadian meat products.

This measure is intended to stabilize prices, protect local producers, and safeguard consumers amid persistent volatility in the pork market.

Chinese imports of pork products between January and September 2025 remain stable compared to the previous year. Offal maintains its volume and exceeds pork.

The creation of the group responds to the need for a more integrated approach to addressing the sanitary risks threatening swine production in the Americas.

The South Korean market is once again open to pork and pork products from Germany.

More than twenty European organizations are calling for a review of the EUDR in light of legal uncertainty and the risk of disruptions in the supply of raw materials, including soybeans.

On October 29, 2025, France and Japan concluded a regionalization agreement concerning African swine fever (ASF).

Agreements affecting pork were made with Malaysia and Cambodia as well as frameworks for agreements on reciprocal trade with Thailand and Vietnam.

EU agriculture ministers discussed the green architecture proposed by the Commission for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2027.

The EU agri-food trade surplus was 19% higher than June, but lower than the same month last year.

In 2024, there was a slight increase in antibiotic use in the UK pig sector.