Thailand's Q2 pig production cost rises THB 3.18/kg to THB 71.78/kg as feed and breeding costs climb
The Office of Agricultural Economics has set THB 72/kg as the industry-wide cost benchmark for Q2 2026, while farmgate prices in western Thailand remain close to that level at THB 68-70/kg.
5 Aug 2026
Vietnam's livestock sector shifts from volume to compliance as export markets tighten traceability and emissions rules
Export markets are raising the bar on traceability, antibiotic residue controls, and carbon footprint management, forcing Vietnam's livestock producers to restructure.
5 Aug 2026
Hamlet Protein's Erik Visser: 'M&A is about combining assumptions, not just assets'
The Hamlet Protein CEO on why people are the key to integration success or failure, what the feed industry is underestimating, and where the real opportunities lie across Asia.
3 Aug 2026
Finland detects first African swine fever cases in wild boars near Russian border
The outbreak in Virolahti marks the first confirmed ASF detection in Finland, prompting authorities to establish an infection control zone.
2 Aug 2026
Dabaco Vietnam's Q2 profit falls 43% as live hog prices weigh on livestock earnings
Despite an 11% rise in revenue, a sharp contraction in gross margin from 21.5% to 15.4% pushed net profit down sharply, with the company completing 59.4% of its full-year profit target after six months.
30 Jul 2026
Vietnam's major feed producers slash prices by up to VND200/kg in July as producers move to ease farmer pressure
The price reductions, which took effect in waves from 1 July 2026, cover swine, broiler, layer and aquafeed product lines across both multinational and domestic feed companies operating in Vietnam.
30 Jul 2026
Vietnam's Thien Loc Animal Feed posts 35% volume growth in H1 2026 despite rising raw material costs
The Ha Tinh-based feed mill absorbed an 8.5% increase in raw material costs while raising selling prices by only 3.5%, choosing to share the cost burden with livestock farmers to maintain market share.
30 Jul 2026
Vietnam authorities to destroy 201 pigs seized on route from Dong Nai to Ho Chi Minh City after Salbutamol found
The Ho Chi Minh City Sub-Department of Livestock and Veterinary Medicine is completing case files for transfer to police after rapid tests confirmed the banned growth-promoting substance in two consignments carrying valid quarantine certificates.
30 Jul 2026
Authorities in Lamitan and Basilan, Philippines, conduct hog depopulation to prevent ASF outbreak
The city and provincial governments of Lamitan and Basilan, the Philippines, conducted a hog depopulation activity on July 28 to stop an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).
29 Jul 2026
Mizoram, India, seeks disaster status for ASF outbreak
The Minister of State for Disaster Management and Rehabilitation for Mizoram, India, Prof Lalnilawma, met senior leadership of the National Disaster Management Authority in New Delhi on July 26.
28 Jul 2026
ASF outbreaks reported across Philippines' Visayas and Mindanao as Iloilo maintains nine red zone municipalities
Separate incidents in Cebu City, Iloilo province and Lamitan City, Basilan highlight the continued spread of African swine fever across multiple Philippine island groups in July 2026.
28 Jul 2026
Philippines sets PHP430/kg retail pork price threshold to trigger 150,000-tonne MAV import release
The Department of Agriculture is finalising implementing rules for the expanded minimum access volume scheme, which pre-authorises up to 150,000 additional tonnes of lower-tariff pork imports as an ASF-driven supply buffer.
28 Jul 2026