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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 has secured access to the Indonesian market for beef and offal exports, adding another major supplier to a key Australian export destination.
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.
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.
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.
Mycotoxins remain one of the most persistent and complex challenges facing global livestock and feed production. Produced by naturally occurring molds, these toxic compounds can contaminate crops before harvest, during storage or throughout feed manufacturing, often without obvious visual signs.
Grain imports are an essential part of the Asia-Pacific feed landscape. As regional feed production continues to expand, imported corn, wheat, barley, and their byproducts have become central to meeting demand across poultry, swine, dairy, and aquaculture systems. Alongside the benefits of scale and availability, however, comes a persistent challenge that feed manufacturers and nutritionists across the region know well: mycotoxin risk.
In 2025, a substantial portion of livestock feed in Asia is sourced from grains imported from Europe, North America, Canada and Latin America. The productivity, health and overall performance of livestock are heavily reliant on these raw materials, which include corn, wheat and barley.
Knowledge is power when it comes to effectively managing the dynamic challenge that mycotoxins pose to the productivity of even the best-run livestock operations. Since they are both invisible and odorless, the task of detecting these unwanted toxic compounds relies upon a range of specialist detection methods, each possessing its own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to deploying it in a mycotoxin control program.
Yeast cell wall extract (YCWE) has been shown to effectively mitigate the impacts of mycotoxins on animal health and performance. Recent meta-analyses highlight its role in improving productivity, sustainability and profitability across both poultry and pig production systems.
