Adisseo appoints Li Bo as chairman of the board and chief executive officer
The animal nutrition group's incoming chief executive joins from majority shareholder China National Bluestar, succeeding Dr Hao Zhigang on 1 November 2026.
14 Sept 2026
Spain resumes pork exports to the Philippines under African swine fever regionalisation
Shipments from disease-free zones restarted on 22 May, with Spain the second largest supplier to the market behind Brazil.
11 Sept 2026
Laos reports suspected African swine fever as pig losses reach 1,949 head
An entire herd died near Vientiane and dead wild boars have been found in a protected area, though no laboratory confirmation has been reported.
9 Sept 2026
New African swine fever cases confirmed in the Philippines' Occidental Mindoro
Five pigs across two backyard farms tested positive, with movement bans imposed and PHP 49 million in indemnity payments still outstanding from last year.
9 Sept 2026
Philippine farmgate pork prices fall 19% as African swine fever fears trigger early selling
The agriculture secretary attributes the decline to producers liquidating herds ahead of the rainy season rather than to import volumes.
9 Sept 2026
Mexico becomes world's largest importer of pork meat excluding offal, Rabobank says
China's share of global pork and offal imports fell to 23% in 2025 from 43% in 2021, as trade moves away from a China-centred structure.
8 Sept 2026
Germany's pig farm numbers fall 3.6% to 14,700 as production consolidates
The national herd held at 21.0 million head, up 0.6% year on year, with average farm size rising from about 1,100 to 1,400 pigs over a decade.
8 Sept 2026
Brazil's Embrapa targets African swine fever resistance through CRISPR editing of SLA-DM genes
The project runs to November 2026 and aims to produce edited cell lines rather than live animals, with resistant pigs a longer-term objective.
8 Sept 2026
Philippines set to remain Brazil's largest pork export market through 2027, USDA says
Brazilian shipments reached 234,818 tonnes carcass weight equivalent in the first eight months, or 22.7% of Brazil's total pork exports.
8 Sept 2026
Vietnam's Hanoi culls 4,513 pigs in African swine fever outbreaks over eight months
August cases were confined to four households across two communes, but authorities warn the risk of new outbreaks remains.
7 Sept 2026
Vietnam's Hanoi gives initial backing to BAF plan for 220-hectare multi-storey pig complex
The city has told BAF Vietnam to complete a project dossier covering technology, land use, biosecurity and environmental measures before any decision.
7 Sept 2026
Vietnam's pork imports jump 27% in seven months as cheap supply drags down live hog prices
Import volumes rose to 112,090 tonnes at an average of US$1,638 per tonne, undercutting domestic live pig prices, which fell across all regions in August.
4 Sept 2026