India is preparing to offer tariffs cuts on some farm and other goods mainly imported from the US, aiming to clinch a broader trade and investment deal once president-elect Donald Trump takes charge, Reuters reported, citing government and industry sources in New Delhi.

Scientists have gained new insights into African swine fever virus (ASFV), a deadly pathogen that causes major losses in global pig farming and threatens global food security, according to a press release issued by The Pirbright Institute.

The European Commission has released its latest EU agricultural outlook report, which presents the market projections for EU agriculture until 2035.

Multiple cases of African swine fever had been detected in 32 of Indonesia's 38 provinces, an official said on Monday, warning of risks of further spread of a disease that has killed thousands of hogs in the country this year, reported Reuters. 

The Sectoral Biosafety Standard for pig farms has been developed in Ukraine. You can read it on the website of the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders!

For the second time in a month, hundreds of UK farmers took to the streets of London in protest against Labour Party farm inheritance taxes, among other issues.

For the first time, the Philippines has become the leading destination for Brazilian pork exports surpassing China, the main destination since 2018. Before that, Russia lead this ranking for over a decade.

Surveys by the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) show that Brazilian pork exports totalled 121.1 thousand tons in November. The number is the third highest number ever recorded in the sector's monthly historical series, and exceeds by 15.1% the total exported in the same period last year, with 105.7 thousand tons.

Analysts of the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders note a slight decrease in retail prices for chilled pork semi-finished products on the shelves of national retail chains. Read more about the results of the monthly monitoring of retail pork prices below.

China is a key export market for Canadian pork producers and therefore the Canadian industry continues to try and maximise exports to that country. The Canadian Pork Council (CPC), the Canadian Meat Council and the Canadian Cattle Association launched the ‘Canadian Meat Advocacy Office’ based in Beijing, China in November. It is being described as the first of its kind.

After years of talks, the European Commission and the Mercosur countries have concluded a trade agreement. The deal was signed in Uruguay’s capital Montevideo – and could have implications for meat trade between the 2 blocks.

New insights from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reveal that while fences can help control the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) they need to be used alongside other measures for maximum effectiveness. The latest analysis also highlights the potential role of insects in spreading the virus but emphasises the need for further research in this area.

Since the first case of African swine fever was detected in Germany in September 2020, thousands more have been reported across the country, according to the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI).

Danish pork processor Danish Crown has announced further cuts in its operations in order to restore competitiveness. That was the message of the new CEO Niels Duedahl at the presentation of the 2023/24 annual report in Randers this November.

ККPig slaughter fell 2.6% in October.

African Swine Fever virus (ASFv) has made a one-off jump of about 60 km north west as a washed up wild boar in the river Rhine was tested positive last week. Most likely just an incident – but in the core zone more south east the situation not under control. The number of infected wild boar in western Germany has grown to 541 since June.

New research in Spain on Porcine Circovirus 3 (PCV3) has yielded further insights into how the virus might affect pig populations. In an Iberian semi-outdoor farm, the virus was linked to “grossly apparent myocarditis” in a stillborn piglet.