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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.