Germany’s agriculture minister will seek financial aid for farmers hit by the impact of a case of foot-and-mouth disease on a farm in east Germany, Reuters reported, citing the ministry.

After a decade of outbreaks in domestic pigs and wild boar, African swine fever remains a challenge in Europe.

The Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) emphasises the need to introduce new guidelines on the rational use of antimicrobial veterinary medicines in pig production.

The Netherlands has no cases of foot and mouth disease after extensive testing, so restrictions on veal calf farms are reduced.

The EU and Mexico have finalized negotiations to modernize their Global Agreement, establishing a more ambitious framework for strengthening their political and economic relations.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) of Brazil has established a regionalisation agreement with Singapore to ensure the trade of pork products even in the event of an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in Brazil.

Don't miss the opportunity to protect your pig farm from African swine fever (ASF) by raising awareness of this disease!

Recently, Ukrainian businesses have been constantly facing attempts to discredit them through fake news and propaganda. Globino Group, one of Ukraine's leading agricultural producers, is at the centre of one such situation. Accusations of collaboration with Russia, which are being actively spread, are purely of the nature of an information attack. As the company's official press release confirms, these accusations are part of a paid campaign aimed at undermining the reputation of the Ukrainian brand.

Meanwhile, further cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported among European backyard herds of domestic pigs and wild boar, and Hong Kong has recorded its first farm outbreak after a 12-month hiatus.

 The Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders expresses its support for Globino Group of Companies and calls on law enforcement agencies to intervene in the situation to stop actions aimed at undermining the reputation of one of the leading national producers.

Prices for live pigs of slaughtering conditions stabilised in the second half of January. This is reported by analysts of the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders with reference to the results of weekly monitoring.

The Sectoral Biosafety Standard for Pig Farms in Ukraine is a tool for improving the level of biosafety at pig farms, which identifies the main hazards and risk factors, as well as measures to prevent them.

In 2024, Poland reported 44 outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) in domestic pigs and 2,311 cases in wild boar, according to the Chief Veterinary Inspectorate.

The number of pig farms decreased by 3.4%, or 600 farms, in one year and by 41.7%, or 11,200 farms, in ten years.

The EU pig meat production will decrease by 0.5% annually over the next years. This will result in a total decline of around 1.2 million tons by 2035 compared to the 2022-2024 average. The European Commission shared that projection in its Agricultural Outlook 2024-2035.

African swine fever (ASF) remains one of the most serious challenges for the pig industry in Ukraine and globally. As part of the online course ‘African swine fever - everything business needs to know’, experts shared modern approaches to fighting the disease.

President Donald Trump will issue a trade directive that stops short of imposing new tariffs on his first day in office but calls for an evaluation of U.S. trade relationships with China, Canada, and Mexico, a Trump administration official said, according to Reuters.

A suspected case of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) at a goat farm in Germany has tested negative, according to the country's agriculture ministry. German Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir confirmed that tests revealed no presence of the FMD virus or antibodies.

Germany has not detected any new cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) among livestock, Agriculture Minister Cem Oezdemir announced on January 19 in an interview with the Deutschlandfunk radio station. A suspected case reported earlier this week has been confirmed negative.