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NewsPhilippines' Western Visayas hog production rises 40.1% in second quarter
Output reached 17,424 tonnes liveweight and slaughter numbers rose 42.5%, the only growth among the region's major livestock commodities.
NewsThailand's livestock department supplies maternal pig lines to cooperative producers
Selection uses estimated breeding values and ultrasound measurement, with a minimum of 14 functional teats among the target traits.
NewsNew African swine fever cases confirmed in the Philippines' Occidental Mindoro
Five pigs across two backyard farms tested positive, with movement bans imposed and PHP 49 million in indemnity payments still outstanding from last year.
NewsGermany's pig farm numbers fall 3.6% to 14,700 as production consolidates
The national herd held at 21.0 million head, up 0.6% year on year, with average farm size rising from about 1,100 to 1,400 pigs over a decade.
NewsVietnam's pork imports jump 27% in seven months as cheap supply drags down live hog prices
Import volumes rose to 112,090 tonnes at an average of US$1,638 per tonne, undercutting domestic live pig prices, which fell across all regions in August.
NewsVietnam's An Giang commune steps up African swine fever prevention amid national outbreak surge
Vinh Thuan commune ramps up biosecurity and vaccination as Vietnam records more than 115,000 ASF-infected pigs nationwide since the start of 2026.
NewsVietnam's listed pig producers post steep second-quarter profit falls as live prices slide
Profits at the four largest listed producers fell between 23% and 50% even as herd numbers and slaughter volumes rose.
NewsMalaysia's Sabah sees higher pork prices linked to limited import sources
Sabah currently allows pork imports from only Denmark and France, against 11 countries approved federally, prompting calls for wider sourcing to ease prices.
NewsPhilippines' commercial hog farms shrink nearly 24% as smallholders expand
Total swine inventory fell below 9 million head in the first half, but the decline masks a sharp structural shift away from commercial and semi-commercial operations.
NewsPhilippine hog production rises 5.6% in second quarter as farmgate prices tumble
PSA data show hog output climbing year-on-year even as the national swine herd shrank and farmgate prices fell nearly 19 percent.
NewsVietnam's Hoa Phat Agriculture warns of pig oversupply risk within two to three years
The national sow herd stands at 2.1 to 2.2 million against a pre-ASF level of 2.6 to 2.8 million, with the total pig population at 27.1 million.
NewsVietnam fines Dak Lak pig farm operator over odour and air pollution violations
The farm, designed for 48,000 pigs a year, drew penalties months after starting operations and is now upgrading its odour treatment system.
NewsThailand's Q2 pig production cost rises THB 3.18/kg to THB 71.78/kg as feed and breeding costs climb
The Office of Agricultural Economics has set THB 72/kg as the industry-wide cost benchmark for Q2 2026, while farmgate prices in western Thailand remain close to that level at THB 68-70/kg.
NewsUkraine's KSG Agro invests UAH25 million in autonomous water supply system for pig farm
The project, targeting full operational independence from external water infrastructure by end-2026, reflects broader efforts by Ukrainian agribusiness to reduce exposure to wartime infrastructure risks.
NewsMavin Group and CP Vietnam anchor major livestock push in Vietnam's Dien Bien province
A pipeline of projects worth up to VND750 billion is taking shape in the northwest, with Mavin Group's proposed integrated complex including a 36,000-tonne feed mill and 9,600-sow breeding centre as the centrepiece.
NewsPhilippines' Virginia Farms opens P2.8 billion breeder piggery in Cebu amid regional ASF recovery
The 5,000-sow facility marks the company's third farm in the province as Central Visayas hog production seeks to rebound from African Swine Fever-driven declines.