Storing feed and feed ingredients, including soybean meal, at high temperatures for extended periods may be less effective in combating African Swine Fever (ASF) than previously thought, according to new research from the University of Minnesota.

Germany’s farming and food industry is likely to have lost about 1 billion euros ($1 billion) of business following an outbreak of the livestock illness foot-and-mouth disease, the head of the farming cooperatives association told German media on Thursday, reported Reuters. 

Montenegro has detected African swine fever in two wild boars found dead earlier this month by local hunters in the northern region of Pljevlja, close to the border with Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the government said.

The Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) has published Guidelines for the rational use of antimicrobial veterinary medicines in pig production on its official website.

The Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders, together with leading experts, has created a unique online course ‘African swine fever - everything business needs to know’ to help pig producers protect their farms from African swine fever (ASF). This training is not only an opportunity to learn about the main aspects of combating the dangerous disease, but also a chance to get practical recommendations that can be implemented immediately in your business.

Following the confirmation of a case of foot and mouth disease in Germany, more countries have implemented measures to prevent the entry of the disease.

The US pork industry is cautiously optimistic as a new year arrives, but much is still up in the air in terms of global trade, the ‘Farm Bill,’ sow mortality and more.

Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders together with leading experts invites you to join an online course that will help protect your farm from African swine fever (ASF).

On 10 January 2025, an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) was detected on a farm in Brandenburg, near Berlin, for the first time in almost four decades. The disease was detected in a herd of water buffaloes, where three animals died from the serotype O virus. 14 buffaloes were kept on the farm, and the rest were immediately destroyed. This case prompted an immediate response from the German authorities and the international community, as foot-and-mouth disease is one of the most contagious diseases of ungulates, although it does not pose a threat to humans.

November 2024 marked another successful month for U.S. pork exports, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Total pork exports reached 272,141 metric tons (mt), up 5% year-over-year, while export value increased by 6% to nearly $783 million.

The exercise will test how the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the United States Department of Agriculture apply bilateral zoning arrangements.

Germany's meat and dairy exports outside the EU face severe restrictions after the country’s first case of the livestock disease foot-and-mouth was confirmed on Friday, Reuter's reported, citing the country's agriculture ministry.

The last outbreak of FMD in Germany was in 1988. The last outbreak in Europe was reported in Bulgaria in 2011.

African swine fever (ASF) is one of the biggest threats to the pig industry both in Ukraine and around the world. The disease not only destroys livestock, but also causes serious economic losses to businesses and entire regions.

In December, the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders published the Industry biosecurity standard for Pig Farms, developed with the support of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) as part of the technical assistance project ‘Ensuring Animal Health in Ukraine’.

In the first ten days of January, purchase prices for slaughter pigs consolidated in all regions, according to analysts of the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders, based on the results of weekly monitoring.

The pig inventory in the Netherlands is projected to decrease further in 2025. According to data from breeding organization Topigs Norsvin, the country currently has 670,000 active sows, but this number is expected to drop to 620,000–630,000 by the end of the year.

The outbreak occurred on a farm with 71 pigs.

The general mood in Poland’s pig industry is somewhat depressed, Bartosz Czarniak, a spokesman from Poland’s pig farmers and breeders association Polsus, told a local news outlet, Cenyrolnicze.