Argentina: Pig slaughter exceeds 4 million head in first half of 2025
At the end of the first half of the year, slaughter increased 2%, reaching a record figure.
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.
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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.
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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.
Domestic and foreign soy bean prices are at a high in early July.
Compared to the previous report, slight declines in global corn production and ending stocks were estimated, due to a smaller crop in Brazil. Soybean projections continue to be very positive, with significant growth in Brazil's production and slight declines in the U.S. and Argentina's harvests.
Copa-Cogeca forecasts a 6.9% increase in cereals and an 8% increase in protein crops, despite a smaller area.
The Commission proposes merging the CAP with cohesion funds and reducing its budget to €300 billion, with more national control and fewer EU conditions.
EU ministers call for a common protein strategy and diversification of feed sources to ensure autonomy and sustainability.
Ministers warn of climate and disease impacts, and call for fair trade amidst global tensions and war-related disruptions.
The EU presidency aims to cut red tape and boost innovation and competitiveness in agriculture and fisheries.
South Africa risks its pork industry to protect citrus exports as US trade demands market access for pork despite PRRS disease concerns.
Russia exported 137.8K t of pork, up 60% YoY, with sharp rises in shipments to China, Belarus, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, and Georgia.
Europe records nearly 7,000 ASF cases in wild boars in just the first 6 months of 2025, while outbreaks on farms remain stable.
According to the June report from the National Directorate of Agriculture, production increased by 3.5% compared to the previous season.
The EU postpones tariff retaliation to continue negotiations with the US until August 1
The EU imposes a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Chinese lysine.
As part of the "National Day for Peruvian Pork Rinds", the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI) announced the Government's goal: to double consumption in the country, reaching 20 kg per person per annum by 2030.
Spain imported more than 1.5 million piglets from the Netherlands between January and June 2025, 27% up on the same period in 2024.