Science, People and the Long Game: Leading Phytobiotics Through a Period of Transformation
From the third generation of Sangrovit to a new production facility in China, Phytobiotics Managing Director Kurt Wegleitner explains the thinking behind the company's next chapter - and why biologica
3 Aug 2026
Thailand moves to overhaul dairy sector as state milk agency accumulates 68 million-carton stockpile
A special task force is proposing reforms to raw-milk pricing and quota allocations to stop the Dairy Farming Promotion Organization from purchasing more milk than it can process and sell, as the agency's losses mount and trade liberalisation with Australia and New Zealand approaches.
30 Jul 2026
Argentina gets access to Indonesia's beef market
Argentina has secured access to the Indonesian market for beef and offal exports, adding another major supplier to a key Australian export destination.
29 Jul 2026
Philippines meat imports rise 12% to 872,000 tonnes in H1 2026 as pork deficit drives record purchases
Brazil supplied nearly half of total imports while pork accounted for more than half of all shipments, as the domestic hog industry continues to operate well below capacity amid ongoing ASF outbreaks.
28 Jul 2026
Malaysia's Sabah targets ruminant meat self-sufficiency ratio of 25% by 2030 with RM24.3 million farm upgrade programme
The state is investing in 16 government-owned ruminant farms across five districts as it seeks to more than triple local meat supply from a current self-sufficiency ratio of just over 7%.
27 Jul 2026
Pakistan and China agree to expand livestock and halal meat export cooperation
The two countries have agreed to develop modern slaughterhouses, meat processing facilities and cold chain infrastructure as Pakistan looks to grow its meat exports to China beyond the Rs142.3 billion (US$512 million) recorded in FY2023-24.
27 Jul 2026
Belarus secures US$76 million in milk powder contracts with Indonesia including school nutrition programme supply
Belarus plans to ship 20,000 tonnes of milk powder to Indonesia by end-2026 as it rapidly expands dairy export capacity, with national milk production projected to reach 12 million tonnes this year.
27 Jul 2026
NOVUS launches digital Raw Material Compendium to support feed formulation decisions
The platform consolidates nutrient composition data from multiple established global reference databases into a single tool, allowing nutritionists to compare ingredient values and upload their own datasets in a secure environment.
24 Jul 2026
Egypt's red meat production hit 600,000 tonnes
Red meat production in Egypt reached 600,000 tonnes, while fresh milk production stood at 7 million tonnes.
24 Jul 2026
Indonesia breaks ground for country's biggest dairy farm
Indonesia on July 20 broke ground on what is expected to become the country's largest dairy farm as the government called for local and foreign investors to build 20 large-scale dairy farms to reduce the country's heavy reliance on imported milk.
23 Jul 2026
Argentina's trade deals prompt local ranchers to raise bigger cattle
Higher global beef prices and new trade deals under Argentine President Javier Milei are encouraging Argentina's ranchers to raise heavier cattle, betting on a sustained export boom that could reshape the country's meat industry.
22 Jul 2026
Fonterra revises 2026/27 forecast Farmgate Milk Price
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has on July 13 updated its forecast 2026/27 Farmgate Milk Price off the back of declining prices at recent Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auctions.
13 Jul 2026