Swine news - Economy

South Africa government deploys emergency funds and mass vaccination to fight foot-and-mouth disease.

With the inclusion of Sabadell, there are now 10 municipalities with confirmed cases, with a total of 40 outbreaks reported up to date.

The latest update points to greater corn availability driven by the USA and Ukraine, together with a stable soybean supply supported by the strong performance of Brazil and Paraguay.

South Africa’s FMD vaccine delays leave pigs vulnerable, with farmers urging faster rollout to curb outbreaks and protect livestock.

South Africa’s pig industry faces rising feed costs, trade pressures, and logistics disruptions, impacting profitability amid shifting global markets.

South Africa battles a nationwide foot-and-mouth outbreak, with vaccination efforts underway amid economic losses, export bans, and rising meat prices.

South Africa’s pig industry sees cautious progress against foot-and-mouth disease, with vaccines, abattoir approvals, and ongoing research underway.

Nigeria is transforming its livestock sector with modern farms, vet services, and partnerships to boost food security.

International wheat and coarse grain prices rose month on month.

The increase was largely driven by higher world bovine and ovine meat prices, while poultry and pig meat quotations registered only marginal upticks.

Western Cape tightens livestock border controls and boosts inspections to curb foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Zambia suspends livestock imports from South Africa over foot-and-mouth outbreaks, tightening regional trade restrictions.

U.S. pork exports posted the second-highest value and third-largest volume on record in 2025.

Of the seven new confirmed cases, one is located in the municipality of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, which has been added to the high-risk zone. Work is underway with the European Commission to reclassify the current infected area into Zones I and II.

South Africa’s pork supply tightens as foot-and-mouth and African swine fever outbreaks disrupt farms, abattoirs, and the value chain through 2026.

An upward trend in total pork production and exports is expected from 2027 to 2035.

EFSA’s yearly report shows continued high compliance with official limits in 2024.

World wheat prices were broadly stable in January, while maize prices continued downward and barley prices increased modestly.

The decline mainly reflected lower international pig meat prices.

Rabobank sees global pork markets in 2026 defined by tightening herds, shifting trade policies, and persistent disease pressures.

Exports of U.S. pork remained relatively strong in November but were below the large total reported in November 2024.

Kogi State begins upgrading nine livestock markets to modernise trade, boost security, improve animal health and strengthen the livestock economy.

While Chinese imports of pork products in 2025 decreased by 8.5%, pork production increased to more than 59 million tons.