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From January to April 2025, China purchased Russian pork worth over US$50 million.

Between January and June, Argentina exported 48.4 Mt of agro-industrial products, with notable increases in wheat and corn.

This short-term outlook edition provides market prospects for key EU agricultural markets in 2025.

Regulatory clearance enables Mission Barns and its partners to introduce cultivated pork fat into foodservice and retail products for the first time in the U.S.

Following a wide-ranging consultation, the Red Tractor Pigs Sector Board has confirmed it will move forward with creating new modules and labelling for outdoor pig production.

The Commission allows higher CAP advance payments to ease EU farmers’ cash flow problems from weather and market pressures.

54% of the pork China imported up to June consisted of offal, a category that continues to gain ground over meat.

EU pigmeat output rises in early 2025, driven by demand and prices, but export competitiveness weakens due to higher EU market prices.

The rapid erection of protective fences is crucial to preventing the spread of African swine fever.

Despite declines in April and May, pork production rebounded in June, consolidating a positive close for the first half of the year.

With a focus on productivity, health, and sustainability, pig farmers are key players in the growth of Brazilian agriculture and the global presence of Brazilian pork.

The agreement with Japan reassures and expands opportunities in the second leading export destination for U.S. beef and pork.

New transatlantic agreement sets 15% tariffs, removes duties on key products, and strengthens energy and technology cooperation.

The balance of trade in EU agri-food remains robust with a surplus of €22.5 billion for the months of January to April this year.

At the end of the first half of the year, slaughter increased 2%, reaching a record figure.

Canada’s livestock and poultry sectors have collaborated to address foot and mouth disease , African swine fever, and highly pathogenic avian influenza.

The Alerts Tool provides a nationally accessible inventory of animal health disease alerts from across Canada.

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034 gives market developments and medium-term projections for world meat markets.

The Dutch pig population dropped below 10 million in 2025, the lowest in 45 years, according to provisional data from Statistics Netherlands.

The EU aims to simplify green laws without weakening environmental or health protections. Feedback open until 10 September 2025.

Spain forecasts a cereal harvest of 25.8 Mt with a record average yield of 4.57 t/ha, 16% more than in 2024.

The Ministry of Economy's Secretariat of Farming, Livestock and Fisheries authorised, through regulations 113/2025 and 115/2025, the commercialisation of two new genetically modified crops: one for corn and the other for soy beans.

Export volume was up 28% and was the second-highest in history.