• New monitoring for disease risk among feral pigs

    Scotland's feral pigs are being monitored for a disease that has been spreading through mainland Europe.

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  • Brazil, China close to signing pork offal export protocols

    The agreements were not signed during Xi's visit

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  • Carrefour restricts meat imports from South America to protect French farmers

    Alexandre Bombard, CEO of Carrefour, provoked strong reactions in South America after he recently stated that the company was “committed to not buying any meat from Mercosur, regardless of the price they may offer us”.

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  • ASF Germany: first case of ASF in wild boar in Oberhavel (Brandenburg)

    African swine fever has been detected in a wild boar in the district of Oberhavel in the state of Brandenburg for the first time.

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  • Global meat production set to rise in 2024 - FAO outlook

    The growth is driven by poultry and bovine demand. Pig meat output is expected to decline.

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  • A valuable tool for African swine fever virus research developed

    A research team led by NARO has successfully developed an immortalized red river hog blood-derived macrophage cell line. Since red river hogs are natural hosts of African swine fever viruses (ASFV), this cell line is a promising tool to advance ASFV research.

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  • French farmers block access to Bordeaux port

    A group of protesting farmers on Thursday sought to block operations at the port of Bordeaux in southwestern France, as a new bout of agricultural anger intensified in Europe's largest crop-producing country, Reuters reported. 

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  • Belgian agency implores hunters not to hunt in ASF risk areas

    The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FAVV) is calling on hunters to be extra vigilant for African swine fever this hunting season.

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  • U.S. pork producers brace for renewed trade tensions with China under President-Elect Trump

    As U.S. agriculture faces the possibility of a new trade war under President-elect Donald Trump, pork producers are preparing for potential disruptions in trade with China, one of their key markets. President-elect Trump has proposed imposing a 60% tariff on Chinese goods and additional tariffs on other imports, which could prompt China to retaliate with its own import restrictions. This scenario is concerning for U.S. pork producers, who rely on China as a significant export market.

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  • October UK pig slaughterings and pork production well ahead of 2023

    UK pig slaughterings and pork production remain well ahead of last year, according to Defra’s latest UK slaughter statistics.

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  • What’s in store for US and Canadian farmers in the second Trump administration?

    Every federal election in any country changes things for farmers, and the re-election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States is no exception. The impact will be felt by farmers inside the US, but also in Canada and beyond.

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  • Denmark to convert 15% of farmland to forest

    Denmark will convert 15% of its farmland into forest and natural habitats in an effort to reduce fertiliser usage, which has resulted in severe oxygen depletion in Danish waters as well as the loss of marine life, Reuters reported, citing lawmakers on Monday.

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  • Port shutdowns undermined Canada’s reputation as a reliable pork supplier

    Both the Vancouver and Montreal ports were idle on November 11. This has never happened.  The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) called for immediate action from the federal government to resolve the shutdowns. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon eventually ordered the CIRB to end strikes on November 12.

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  • China significantly reduces pork imports

    Between January and September of this year, Chinese imports of pork and offal have decreased by 21%.

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  • Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat

    Evaluation of resistance of the main intestinal pathogens present in fattening pig herds shows a significant level of resistance to the main antimicrobial drugs and requires a balanced strategy of their use in animal production.

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  • Vietnam steps up ASF control measures

    Elsewhere in Asia, further cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been recorded in Indonesia and the Philippines. Among the latest premises with new ASF outbreaks in Europe are two commercial farms.

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  • European integration in animal husbandry: Oksana Yurchenko at EuroTier 2024 talks about the needs of Ukrainian pig production

    On 13 November 2024, the conference ‘Opportunities and Challenges of European Integration for the Livestock Sector - German Experience for Ukraine’ was held in Hanover, Germany, within the framework of the international exhibition EuroTier 2024 and the professional information trip ‘European Integration of the Livestock Sector - German Experience for Ukraine’, with the support of the German-Ukrainian Agricultural Policy Dialogue project.

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  • China’s pork production declines amid weak demand and shrinking herd size

    China’s pork production dropped by 0.8% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2024, marking the third consecutive quarter of annual decline. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, output during June to September in the world’s top pork-producing nation fell to 12.59 million tonnes. This continued decline reflects a challenging economic environment as consumer demand remains subdued, affecting the country’s massive pork industry, which supplies nearly half of the global pork market.

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