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Global wheat, maize, barley, and sorghum prices rose.

The monthly decline continued to be driven by lower pig and poultry meat prices.

The latest ESUAvet report shows a 5% rise in antimicrobial sales for food-producing animals in 2024, signaling a potential shift in long-term declines.

The limit values ​​are now lowered by 20% for weaning pigs and slaughter pigs.

Nigeria commits to a supportive environment and stronger stakeholder collaboration to make animal feed a key driver of its livestock transformation agenda.

Nigeria’s livestock minister visited the FAO office in Abuja, reaffirming the government’s commitment to stronger collaboration on livestock development.

The discovery of a virus similar to the one detected in Georgia does not rule out that the ASF outbreak could have originated in a biocontainment facility.

Several countries, such as South Korea and Chile, have confirmed that they will accept regionalization.

The European Commission has defined the ASF infected zone in Catalonia and has applied urgent control measures to prevent its spread; the Osona region is excluded from the area.

FAO expects global pig meat production to rise on improved productivity and global pig meat trade to expand amid ASF-induced supply shortfalls.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming Nigeria's livestock sector.

The Federal Government has shown commitment to transforming Nigeria’s livestock industry through the creation of a unified national data architecture.

It is the first time in 17 months that the number of sows has dipped below 40 million.

In a press conference, the Minister detailed what the impacts on the trade of Spanish pork could be after the confirmation of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boars last Friday.

China accepts regionalization, meaning that it will only stop importing products originating from the province of Barcelona.

Mercolleida called an extraordinary session to adjust prices after the ASF outbreak. The live pig price fell by 10 cents/kg.

Seven wild boars that were found dead in the same Barcelona municipality, very close to where the other two appeared, have tested positive for African swine fever.

The containment plan was launched following the confirmation of two cases of African swine fever in wild boars. Four possible new cases are awaiting official confirmation.

Kogi L-PRES trains 300 stakeholders, validates 32,000 real livestock farmers and boosts 64 clusters to drive productivity and food security in Kogi.

It involves two wild boars dead, found 1 km apart from each other in the province of Barcelona.

Youth in Kwara to get free 6-month livestock training as Are Olushola Farm and Federal Government partner under TVET to boost skills and jobs.

August exports were bolstered by another remarkable performance by leading market Mexico.

FAO expects outputs of all major cereals to rise, with the largest year-on-year increase forecast for maize.

Global pig meat production and trade are expected to grow this year.