Tagged: Livestock

Philippines posts record Q2 chicken output as hog and dairy production also rise

Hog, chicken and dairy output all grew year on year in the second quarter, even as farmgate prices fell for broiler chicken, eggs and hogs, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Vietnam targets 10 million tonnes of meat by 2030 as feed import reliance persists

Egg output is targeted above 25 billion and milk at around 1.6 million tonnes, while African swine fever has cost more than 7 million pigs since 2019.

Vietnam's livestock exporters overhaul operations as China, EU, Japan and US tighten traceability and emissions rules

Producers including CP Vietnam and Mavin are investing in digital traceability, ESG reporting and integrated supply chains as technical barriers in key export markets raise the compliance threshold.

Laos and China's Fanxing sign MOU to study cattle and goat breed improvement centre as 500,000-head export quota looms

The feasibility study will assess introducing China's Huaxi cattle breed and selected meat goat breeds to Laos, alongside animal feed, vaccine and disease control systems.

Morocco 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.

South Korea's heat wave pushes livestock insurance claims past 2,000 cases as payouts hit record pace

Pigs account for 76% of heat-related claims filed this year, with annual insurance payouts nearly quadrupling since 2022 as summer temperatures intensify.

Uzbekistan allocates US$895 million to close 550,000-tonne annual meat deficit through livestock imports and industry revival

A 2026-2028 government plan targets an additional 190,000 tonnes of livestock meat and 100,000 tonnes of poultry annually, while expanding compound feed capacity to 3.3 million tonnes by 2028.

Cargill posts US$164 billion revenue in fiscal 2026 as restructuring narrows business groups and boosts efficiency

The US$10 billion revenue increase from FY2025 comes as Cargill completes a two-year restructuring, cutting business groups from 23 to 14 and consolidating five enterprises into three.

Thailand 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.

Philippines' poultry and livestock output expected to improve in Q2 2026 despite farmgate price pressure

Industry officials forecast livestock growth of 4-6% in Q2, driven by herd rebuilding and farm expansion, though weak farmgate prices and ASF risks persist.

Vietnam's livestock sector shifts from volume to compliance as export markets tighten traceability and emissions rules

Export markets are raising the bar on traceability, antibiotic residue controls, and carbon footprint management, forcing Vietnam's livestock producers to restructure.

Vietnam authorities to destroy 201 pigs seized on route from Dong Nai to Ho Chi Minh City after Salbutamol found

The Ho Chi Minh City Sub-Department of Livestock and Veterinary Medicine is completing case files for transfer to police after rapid tests confirmed the banned growth-promoting substance in two consignments carrying valid quarantine certificates.

Pakistan 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.

Malaysia'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%.

Indonesia asks feed mills to hold price increases as ministry steers soybean meal imports through state enterprise

The Agriculture Ministry has convened feed mills and poultry associations to coordinate a response to below-reference live chicken prices, asking producers to delay feed cost pass-throughs while state-owned PT Berdikari takes a role in soybean meal import management.

CCPA Group adopts Sustell farm-gate modelling platform to drive livestock decarbonisation

The French animal nutrition cooperative is using life cycle assessment data to help feed manufacturers and livestock farmers quantify and reduce their carbon footprints.

Indonesia steps up livestock disease controls ahead of El Nino

The Ministry of Agriculture is prioritising vaccination, biosecurity and vector control to protect livestock productivity as climate risks mount.

Vietnam's Hai Phong accelerates shift from household to large-scale livestock farming

Regulatory restrictions on urban livestock keeping and rising input costs are driving consolidation, with the city targeting a pig herd of 710,000 head and poultry of 28 million head by 2030.

Over 336,000 pigs and poultry dead or culled in Vietnam in first half of 2026 as ASF and bird flu intensify

Overall herd growth continued despite the surge, with pig numbers up 2.2% and poultry up 3.1% year-on-year by end of June.

Malaysia's Penang plans district-level slaughterhouses to modernise livestock processing and halal compliance

The facilities will serve cattle, goats and buffaloes and are intended to standardise veterinary inspection, disease control and syariah-compliant slaughtering practices across the state.

Thailand's OAE warns El Nino and geopolitical shocks are eroding livestock feed chain competitiveness

The secretary-general of Thailand's Office of Agricultural Economics said heat stress is worsening feed conversion ratios across the livestock sector while import corn constraints and rising raw material costs continue to squeeze broiler producers.

Indonesia 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.

Hanoi, Vietnam plans 128 concentrated livestock zones as city phases out small-scale farming

The push to relocate production away from residential areas includes a proposed 220-hectare multi-storey pig complex with BAF Vietnam in Bat Bat commune.

Vietnam's Dong Nai opens bidding for VND30,500 billion integrated livestock and feed processing complex

The 1,500-hectare project targets full operation by Q2 2029, combining high-tech livestock farming with closed-chain feed and food processing.

Turkish livestock prices double ahead of Eid al-Adha as regional conflict drives up feed and fuel costs

With red meat production already down 10.5% in 2025 and annual inflation running at 32%, Türkiye's sacrificial animal market is under severe strain as the holiday approaches.

Environmental nucleic acid testing of trough water detects viral signatures linked to livestock health, research found

A newly published paper by the Research Institute for Northern Agriculture (RINA) at Charles Darwin University has demonstrated that simple environmental nucleic acid (eNA) testing of trough water can detect bacterial and viral signatures linked to livestock health, offering a potential new layer of surveillance for the Australian cattle industry.

Indonesia prepares recovery programme for livestock sector following floods

The Indonesian government has prepared a post-disaster recovery programme for the livestock sector following recent floods and landslides in several parts of Sumatra.

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Canada avails funds for three-year project to improve emergency management of livestock industry