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The EU’s agri-food trade performance remained resilient in the first five months of 2026.

At the end of 2025, per capita pork consumption stood at 21.3 kilograms per person, the highest level in the past 14 years, placing the Central American country fourth in regional per capita consumption, behind only Mexico, Uruguay, and Chile.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) presented a blueprint for a new global approach to tackle transboundary animal diseases.

The virus, which causes striking symptoms, was recently detected in a piglet in Flanders for the first time.

Spain imported 1.82 million live pigs in the first half of 2026, 35.6% less than a year earlier, with sharp declines from all major suppliers.

The first half of 2026 was the best in the last five years for the Argentine swine industry: slaughter and production picked up sharply after two years of moderate growth, making June the month with the highest production in the entire 2022-2026 period.

The Mexican pork sector is maintaining its momentum at the start of 2026, posting the strongest production growth among the major meat species as it closed out the first quarter with growth that outpaced that of poultry and beef.

African swine fever has been detected in Finland for the first time, with the virus identified in wild boar found in the country's southeast. The authorities have established a restricted zone.

EU pigmeat production and consumption are forecast to remain stable, while exports are expected to remain resilient, supported by lower prices.

Researchers from IMEA and Embrapa warn that falling prices paid to producers and increasingly smaller margins require greater efficiency in farm management.

Reinstating Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (mCOOL) for beef and pork would impose significant costs.

The 2025/26 corn season has seen excellent performance with a record harvest and average yields exceeding 7200 kg/ha.

Global pork production is expected to slow in the second half of the year, while prices are likely remain weak in the short term, according to Rabobank.

The arrival of the first container of Czech pork is the result of a long and demanding process aimed at opening the Vietnamese market to Czech food products.

The European Commission has published recommendations clarifying when veterinarians may use the cascade despite the availability of an authorized veterinary medicinal product.

The €715 million scheme will support the voluntary closure of livestock farms to reduce ammonia emissions affecting Natura 2000 sites.

If confirmed, this would be a 2.2% increase from last season, with 7.8 million metric tons more grain harvested.

In its latest update, the global corn balance has been revised to reflect production cuts in the United States and Argentina, reducing exports and ending stocks, while China is gaining ground as a buyer of Argentine corn and reshaping South American trade flows. In contrast, soybeans continue to show strong growth, supported by robust production in Brazil and the United States—which offsets Argentina's slowdown—with Chinese demand further fueling this momentum by driving soybean processing in Brazil.

The Joint Declaration aims to deepen bilateral work in agri-food matters and to favor the development of business in the sector between the countries.

The shipment of 27,002 kilograms of bone-in baby back ribs opens a new Asian market for the Paraguayan pork industry.

The 25/26 season closed with an average yield of more than 3,000 kg/ha, the highest in six years.

New data show antibiotic use remains substantially lower than a decade ago.