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Thailand moves to overhaul dairy sector as state milk agency accumulates 68 million-carton stockpile: Thursday, July 30, 2026; 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.

Argentina gets access to Indonesia's beef market: Wednesday, July 29, 2026; Argentina has secured access to the Indonesian market for beef and offal exports, adding another major supplier to a key Australian export destination.

Philippines meat imports rise 12% to 872,000 tonnes in H1 2026 as pork deficit drives record purchases: Tuesday, July 28, 2026; 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.

Malaysia's Sabah targets ruminant meat self-sufficiency ratio of 25% by 2030 with RM24.3 million farm upgrade programme: Monday, July 27, 2026; 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%.

Thailand moves to overhaul dairy sector as state milk agency accumulates 68 million-carton stockpile
Argentina gets access to Indonesia's beef market
Philippines meat imports rise 12% to 872,000 tonnes in H1 2026 as pork deficit drives record purchases
Malaysia's Sabah targets ruminant meat self-sufficiency ratio of 25% by 2030 with RM24.3 million farm upgrade programme

: Monday, April 15, 2024
FAO Meat Price Index in March increased for second straight month

The FAO Meat Price Index averaged 113.0 points in March, up 1.9 points (1.7%) from February, marking the second consecutive monthly increase.

: Friday, April 12, 2024
Vietnam's livestock product exports rise by 4.8% in first quarter

According to Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the country witnessed a 4.8% year-on-year increase in livestock product export turnover, reaching US$113 million in the first quarter, Vietnam Plus reported.

: Friday, April 12, 2024
Paraguay strives to ensure livestock, beef productions' positions as key production sectors, president says

Paraguay is determined to take care of the country's livestock and beef productions' positions as some of the pillars of the national production sector, said Paraguayan President Santiago Peña on April 10.

: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Philippines' Carabao Centre achieves record milk yield from crossbred buffalo

The Philippines' Department of Agriculture and Philippine Carabao Centre (DA-PCC) announced a significant milestone in its Genetic Improvement Program (GIP), reporting a ground-breaking yield from its crossbred buffalo, Philippine News Agen ...

: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Indonesia declares US halal certifying bodies fully accredited to issue certificates for food products

Indonesia's Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) listed five US halal certifying bodies (HCBs) on its website as fully accredited to issue halal certificates for US products destined for the Indonesian market, according to the US Departme ...

: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Brazil's meat firms hit second-highest cattle slaughtering based on 2023 data

Brazilian meat companies processed unprecedented volumes of chicken and hogs and recorded the second-highest level of cattle slaughtering in history, according to 2023 data released last month by the national census bureau.

: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Iran's dairy industry witnesses sharp decline, says industry spokesman

Iran's Dairy Industries Association spokesman, Mohammad Reza Bani Tabba, revealed a significant decline in the country's dairy sector, citing an 80% reduction in the number of dairy product companies over the past two decades, Iran Focus re ...

: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Sunzen Biotech to close animal health division amid financial reorganisation

Sunzen Biotech has revealed plans to discontinue its underperforming animal health division as part of a strategic move to enhance the Malaysian company's financial performance, The Star reported.

: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Cargill to renew credit for certified beef producers in Canada

Cargill decided to renew a minimum $400 credit for beef producers certified with the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB).

: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Meat & Livestock Australia announces new managing director

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has announced that Michael Crowley will be its next managing director, who will starting his new role on May 27.

: Monday, April 8, 2024
US Trade Representative raises concerns over Philippines' agricultural import regulations

The US Trade Representative (USTR) has highlighted the Philippines' stringent regulations on agricultural import permits, emphasising their impact on increasing prices and complicating export processes for products such as animal feed raw m ...

: Monday, April 8, 2024
US federal agencies and veterinarians assure safety amid bird flu outbreak

Amid an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in poultry and cattle across the US, federal agencies and veterinarians have assured the public that there is no risk of humans falling ill from America's food supply, if the meat is cooked and milk is past ...

: Monday, April 8, 2024
Germany's number of livestock farms dropped by around 4% between 2020 and 2023

Germany had around 161,700 livestock farms as of March 1, 2023, according to the country's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

: Friday, April 5, 2024
Genomic study unveils insights into lumpy skin disease outbreak in India

A collaborative effort by a multi-institutional team has shed light on the origins and evolution of the virus strains driving the lumpy skin cattle disease outbreak, as announced by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), The Indian Express ...

: Friday, April 5, 2024
Vietnam to suffer US$2.83 billion agricultural losses over decade due to saline intrusion in Mekong Delta, survey finds

Saline intrusion in Vietnam's Mekong Delta region could cause US$2.82 billion in agricultural losses over a 10-year period, according to a recent survey.

FAO Meat Price Index in March increased for second straight month

Vietnam's livestock product exports rise by 4.8% in first quarter

Paraguay strives to ensure livestock, beef productions' positions as key production sectors, president says

Philippines' Carabao Centre achieves record milk yield from crossbred buffalo

Indonesia declares US halal certifying bodies fully accredited to issue certificates for food products

Brazil's meat firms hit second-highest cattle slaughtering based on 2023 data

Iran's dairy industry witnesses sharp decline, says industry spokesman

Sunzen Biotech to close animal health division amid financial reorganisation

Cargill to renew credit for certified beef producers in Canada

Meat & Livestock Australia announces new managing director

US Trade Representative raises concerns over Philippines' agricultural import regulations

US federal agencies and veterinarians assure safety amid bird flu outbreak

Germany's number of livestock farms dropped by around 4% between 2020 and 2023

Genomic study unveils insights into lumpy skin disease outbreak in India

Vietnam to suffer US$2.83 billion agricultural losses over decade due to saline intrusion in Mekong Delta, survey finds

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