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Sunday, June 14, 2020
Russia must cut reliance on imported breeding stock
Russia should gradually start minimising its reliance on imported breeding stock, according to Russian deputy Prime Minister Viktoria Abramchenko.
Saturday, June 13, 2020
African swine fever destroys 300,000 Nigerian pigs
Nigeria has confirmed an outbreak of African swine fever in the largest pig farm co-operative in the south-west of the country, killing around 300,000 pigs, said farmer Ayo Omirin, BBC reported.
Friday, June 12, 2020
US beef prices surge as food inflation soar highest in over eight years
The US food inflation rate hit 4% in May, with beef price recording its largest one-month increase ever, said the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday, Agriculture reported.
Friday, June 12, 2020
Scientists improve chicken's resistance to Newcastle Disease
A group of international scientists in Africa and the US are creating strategies to improve the genetic resilience of chickens to Newcastle Disease virus in indigenous chickens in Africa, reported Poultry World.
Friday, June 12, 2020
Beston Global Food Company sells dairy farms to Aurora Dairies
Australia's Beston Global Food Company was selling its dairy farms to Aurora Dairies for AUD40.4 million (US$34.46 million), Reuters reported.
Friday, June 12, 2020
Black Sea wheat exports forecast remains steady in 2020/21
Due to a larger crop in Russia and Kazakhstan, wheat exports from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan will hold steady in 2020/21, making competition easier with the EU, where output is seen lower, Reuters reported.
Friday, June 12, 2020
Argentina's takeover of Vicentin may hasten Glencore's bid
Glencore's planned bid to purchase the remaining stake in its Argentine soy crushing joint venture Renova will likely be scuttled by the government's plan for a state takeover of Vicentin, two sources reported to Reuters.
Friday, June 12, 2020
USDA to expand E. coli tests to ground beef
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to expand testing of non-O157 STEC (Shiga toxin-producing E. coli) on ground beef, including raw ground beef components, the Food Poisoning Bulletin reported.
Friday, June 12, 2020
New Zealand's meat industry joins criticism of EU trade offer
Beef and Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Industry Association denounced a leaked European Union trade offer that retains current small quotas and adds high tariffs for livestock, Stuff New Zealand reported.
Friday, June 12, 2020
UK Prime Minister assures Britain will maintain strict animal welfare standards
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson told British parliament that the country will protect its animal welfare standards when asked if the UK will import chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef, Reuters reported.
Friday, June 12, 2020
Pakistan to expand programme converting locusts to poultry feed
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said the country will expand a pilot programme in Punjab province, where villagers catch locusts that are then converted to poultry feed, Aljazeera reported.
Friday, June 12, 2020
Boehringer Ingelheim announces LastMile initiative for animal healthcare in Africa
Boehringer Ingelheim's LastMile initiative is an integrated, solutions-driven programme seeking to address crucial animal health challenges by making animal medical resources available in hard-to-reach areas, the company announced.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Tyson Foods cooperates with US justice department in price-fixing probe
Tyson Foods Inc was cooperating with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) on a price-fixing investigation in the poultry sector, under a corporate leniency programme, the company said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
US swine centre starts ASF research in Vietnam
The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) of the US will conduct a field evaluation using oral fluids for detection and surveillance of ASF virus in Vietnam, Feedstuffs reported.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
China to construct industrial pig farms
China will add about 200 million pigs by building new farms around the country to restore output after the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak that started in 2018 decimated its herds, Reuters reported.

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