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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Dominican Republic cooperative launches tilapia production project
The Sabaneta Fishermen's Cooperative (Coopescasa)—an agricultural cooperative in Dominican Republic—has launched an ambitious aquaculture production project at the Sabaneta dam, focused on the sustainable farming of tilapia.
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
ASF crisis in Dominican Republic boosts US pork exports
The Dominican Republic's prolonged struggle with African swine fever (ASF) has opened new opportunities for US pork producers as the disease becomes endemic in the Caribbean nation.
Friday, January 5, 2024
Dominican Republic to boost swine production with new decree
The Dominican Republic has implemented a new decree focused on advancing swine production within the country, aiming to aims to streamline the registration process, enhance surveillance measures, and enable early detection of diseases that ...
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Brazil's begins exporting beef and pork to the Dominican Republic
Brazil has begun exporting beef and pork to the Dominican Republic, a noteworthy milestone given the Dominican Republic is the second-largest market in Central America and the Caribbean, boasting an annual demand of approximately 120,000 to ...
Monday, July 31, 2023
African swine fever under control in the Dominican Republic with positive vaccine results
The Minister of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic, Limber Cruz, said that the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in the country is being effectively managed, with encouraging results from tests conducted with a vaccine, Dominican Today ...
Friday, April 14, 2023
Dominican Republic adjusts ASF surveillance strategy
The Dominican Republic has shifted the focus of its African swine fever (ASF) surveillance strategy to one of disease management and control rather than quick eradication.
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
US pork exports to the Dominican Republic 28% higher in January
US pork exports to the Dominican Republic increased 28% year-on-year in January 2023 to more than 8,000 metric tonnes, with the export value 67% up to nearly US$24 million, the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) reported.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Dominican Republic sees overproduction, surplus of chicken
The use of new technologies and automation in chicken productions at the local level in the Dominican Republic has sped up and multiplied the production of chicken meat to such an extent that there is now a surplus in the country.
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
US pork exports increase to Mexico and the Dominican Republic
The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) said US pork exports to the Dominican Republic is expanding dramatically, with May exports more than doubling from a year ago and year-to-date shipments running 40% faster than last year's record pace, ...
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
USDA monitoring African swine fever detected in the Dominican Republic and Haiti
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said it is monitoring the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak detected in the Dominican Republic and Haiti as it could have a devastating impact on ...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Dominican Republic's poultry sector imports egg genetics to boost chicken supply
The Dominican Poultry Association said that it has imported fertile egg genetics to increase the supply of chicken in the Dominican Republic and ensure the supply of chicken at affordable and competitive prices for the Christmas holidays.
Monday, October 25, 2021
Dominican Republic's restocking project to aid pig farmers impacted by ASF
The Dominican Republic has launched a project for the economic recovery of local pig farmers affected by African swine fever (ASF).
Monday, September 27, 2021
Dominican Republic now able to conduct diagnostics to detect ASF
The Dominican Republic's Official Commission for the Control and Eradication of African Swine Fever Outbreaks reported that the country has the necessary technology to carry out molecular biology diagnostics, which allows for the detection ...
Monday, September 13, 2021
Thirty-three countries to aid Dominican Republic in combating ASF
A total of 33 countries in the Americas and the Caribbean have agreed to join efforts to aid the Dominican Republic in combating African swine fever (ASF) and prevent its spread.
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
ASF sparks Dominican Republic consumers' switch from pork to chicken
Pork consumption in the Dominican Republic has not recovered after African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks were reported in 14 provinces earlier this summer.

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