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NewsUS allows 300,000 tonnes of tariff-free ground beef imports for 90 days as herd shrinks
President Donald Trump has opened a temporary import window to ease record beef prices, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from domestic cattle producers.
NewsEU bans Brazilian meat over antibiotic rules, Spanish farm groups claim vindication
Brussels excludes Brazil from its approved exporter list from 3 September over unproven antimicrobial controls, a move Spanish farmers say justifies their opposition to the EU-Mercosur deal.
NewsBrazilian chicken exports hit record pace as beef shipments ease on softer China demand
Cepea data show poultry exports reaching their highest daily pace on record in early August, even as beef shipments fell in July following China's near-full import quota.
NewsBrazil's Q2 2026 cattle and hog slaughter rise as chicken slaughter dips quarter-on-quarter
IBGE data show cattle, hog and chicken slaughter volumes all up year-on-year in the second quarter, while raw milk acquisition and chicken slaughter both eased from the first quarter.
NewsPhilippines accredits 21 Irish meat plants, opening market to pork, poultry and beef
Philippine meat imports rose 12% to 872,274 tonnes in the first half, with pork up 11% and chicken up nearly 14%.
NewsAlltech names Andy Rash to lead US specialty ingredients as company restructures for long-term growth
Six new appointments spanning dairy, beef, poultry, pork and national accounts are designed to strengthen Alltech's commercial execution and customer partnerships in an evolving US market.
NewsMorocco suspends import tariffs on live sheep and red meat through December to offset 30% cattle herd decline
The measure, published on 27 July and applying to all origin countries, follows a livestock census showing drought and rising feed costs have sharply reduced Morocco's domestic cattle supply.
NewsBrazil's ABIEC targets Philippines as Southeast Asia beef gateway with exports forecast at 80,000-100,000 tonnes in 2026
H1 shipments to the Philippines rose 34.6% to 35,878 tonnes as ABIEC bets on Southeast Asia's rising incomes to drive long-term beef demand growth.
NewsThailand moves to establish reference prices for live cattle trading after three years of depressed beef prices
The proposed benchmark costs - THB 82/kg for Brahman crossbreeds, THB 108/kg for European crossbreeds, and THB 67/kg for native cattle - await approval from the National Beef Development Board.
NewsBrazil races to avert EU animal product export ban as September 3 deadline approaches
Agriculture Minister André de Paula says Brazil is pursuing technical, diplomatic, and political channels to negotiate a transition period before EU antimicrobial rules take effect.
NewsAleph Farms gets approval to sell cultivated beef in Singapore
Aleph Farms has received SFA approval to sell cultivated beef in Singapore, its second regulatory clearance after Israel, making it the only company cleared to sell cultivated beef globally.
NewsPhilippines meat imports rise 12% to 872,000 tonnes in H1 2026 as pork deficit drives record purchases
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.
NewsMalaysia's Sabah targets ruminant meat self-sufficiency ratio of 25% by 2030 with RM24.3 million farm upgrade programme
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%.
NewsPakistan and China agree to expand livestock and halal meat export cooperation
The two countries have agreed to develop modern slaughterhouses, meat processing facilities and cold chain infrastructure as Pakistan looks to grow its meat exports to China beyond the Rs142.3 billion (US$512 million) recorded in FY2023-24.
NewsPhilippines' meat imports jump 22% in first five months of 2026 as domestic output lags
Pork, chicken and beef imports all rose by double digits as African swine fever continues to constrain domestic livestock production.
NewsBeef production in Australia at record highs, data shows
Australian beef production is currently at "record highs", according to the latest data from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
NewsThailand targets 1.2 million live cattle exports to China annually under China Merchants Group partnership
The Ministry of Agriculture is advancing plans for a dedicated quarantine hub at Bang Saphan port as negotiations with China's GACC near completion, with a first shipment targeted within one year.
NewsIndonesia eyes 1.3 million cattle integration in palm oil estates to close 400,000-tonne meat deficit
Deputy Coordinating Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq says the palm oil-cattle integration model could meet national beef needs if scaled across Indonesia's 17 million hectares of oil palm plantations.
NewsVietnam Livestock Corp transfers Tam Dao beef complex to Sojitz joint venture for US$44.6 million
The deal consolidates ownership of the integrated cattle farming and processing facility under JVL, the 51-49 partnership between VLC and Japan's Sojitz Corporation.
NewsVietnam approves two more Brazilian beef plants as authorised supplier list grows to 12
Nearly 100 additional Brazilian facilities are awaiting clearance, as Vietnam's beef import programme continues to expand since the market opened in March 2025.
NewsChulalongkorn researchers develop cocoa waste supplement that cuts cattle methane emissions and improves meat grade
Compounds including theobromine and tannins found in cocoa husks and low-grade cocoa reduced rumen methane by up to 44% in trials while lifting beef cattle to premium A3 and A4 grades and cutting dairy mastitis indicators by more than 70%.
NewsChina agrees to push up trade for US beef and poultry
China has agreed to ramp up trade for US agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualised rate of $17 billion per year for 2026 and at that level for 2027 and 2028, the White House announced on May 17, two days after President Donald Trump returned from a high-stakes summit in Beijing where he sought to ease the impact on American farmers from the trade war he launched last year.
NewsChina's customs seemingly stop export clearances for US beef plants
Chinese customs appeared to have halted export clearances for hundreds of US beef plants on May 14, hours after Reuters reported the long-awaited licenses had been approved amid a summit between the United States and Chinese presidents in Beijing.
NewsUS President expected to sign executive orders to permit more beef imports into US
US President Donald Trump was set to sign executive orders on May 11 to allow increased beef imports into the United States and to support renewal of the US cattle herd in an effort to address high beef prices, a White House official said.
NewsBeef production in New Zealand expected to rebound in 2026
New Zealand’s beef production is expected to rebound this year, up slightly from 2025, which was the lowest volume since 2017.
NewsExport of Canadian beef to China restarts
Canada is resuming beef exports to China after a years-long ban that shut down a major overseas market, a move some Alberta producers said comes at a critical time as national cattle supplies remain low and beef prices stay high.
NewsBrazil at top spot of global beef production last year
Brazil surpassed the United States as the world's top beef producer in 2025, according to market estimates, after the South American country beat output forecasts by hundreds of thousands of tonnes, easing a global supply squeeze and helping limit a surge in meat prices.
NewsWorld's beef shipments expected to drop by 1% in 2026
Global beef shipments are projected to fall by 1% to 13.5 million tonnes in 2026, as lower exports from Australia, Brazil, and the United States outweigh gains from Argentina, India, Mexico, and New Zealand, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).