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A slight increase of 0.4% in compound feed production is expected in the EU in 2025, compared to 2024, despite economic and regulatory challenges.

Nigeria reaffirms commitment to evidence-based policies to modernise the livestock sector, boost economic growth, during Botswana envoy’s visit.

FG reaffirms partnership with the private sector to rehabilitate 38 legacy livestock facilities across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.

These are two new secondary outbreaks involving a total of three animals, bringing the total number of positive animals since the outbreak began to 16, all of them within the high-risk zone.

The Ministry of Agriculture has updated restrictions on exports of Spanish pork products, including new developments for Japan and the US.

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.

Update on the markets that have lifted some of their initial restrictions on Spanish pork due to the ASF outbreak.

The temporary ban affects live pigs, pork meat, pig skin, and other related products from Taiwan.

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.