
South Korea enhances strategy to promote responsible antibiotic use
The 5-year plan aims to reduce antibiotic usage and resistance in humans and livestock and protect public health.


The 5-year plan aims to reduce antibiotic usage and resistance in humans and livestock and protect public health.

IICA and USDA officials agreed to deepen technical cooperation to strengthen biosecurity, improve responses to pests and diseases, and promote more robust, science-based agricultural trade.

Since the last report, three new outbreaks in wild boars have been reported with a total of 21 cases, with one case detected in the municipality of Sant Just Desvern for the first time.

The proposal protects the denominations of meat and certain meat products to ensure consumer transparency and fair competition.

These new rules aim to improve cooperation between EU authorities responsible for enforcing rules on unfair trading practices.

Proposal goes to the Senate; earlier, acting president aligned vote with House Speaker and other lawmakers.

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Portugal saw an increase in the total number of pigs slaughtered in 2025.

The regulation aims to strengthen protections for EU farmers by allowing safeguard measures to be swiftly applied in cases where imports from Mercosur partners threaten to cause serious injury to EU producers.

According to Rabobank, Vietnam’s animal protein sector is modernizing fast, with rising incomes and shifting preferences driving demand.

Certification for eggs, health audits, and the expansion of eligible states mark new steps in the negotiations.

The declaration aims to enable the future export of German pork and other pork products to China, despite African swine fever.



A first positive case of ASF in wild boar has been confirmed near Störmecke, municipality of Schmallenberg, in the Hochsauerland district.

The outbreaks affected domestic sheep and cattle.

Argentina and Uruguay became the first countries to ratify the Agreement, allowing the EU to proceed with provisional application.

Romania, backed by four member states, asks the Commission to grant exceptional aid to the EU pig sector under Article 219 of Regulation 1308/2013.

Member states call for timely, evidence-based national recommendations to guide the future CAP under the 2028–2034 MFF.

The European Commission has proposed to suspend the most favoured nation duties on imports of several key nitrogen fertilisers and inputs.


Zone one, for surveillance, is where no cases have been reported, and zone two covers the area where outbreaks have been detected.

U.S. pork exports posted the second-highest value and third-largest volume on record in 2025.

The regional bloc is consolidating a unified technical agenda to strengthen epidemiological surveillance and ensure safe food trade.

For the first time, Canadian exporters can ship pork and pork products to Indonesia.

Brazil ended 2025 with significant growth in pork production and exports, which once again set a record.

The three-year partnership will promote science-based solutions for safe, sustainable, and resilient food systems.

Antimicrobial resistance in common foodborne bacteria such as Salmonella and Campylobacter continues to be a public health concern across Europe.

