Swine news - Economy

The final tariffs will apply to European pork export companies for the next five years.

Two new secondary outbreaks have been reported with a total of 10 positive wild boars located near the outbreaks reported previously.

A slight increase of 0.4% in compound feed production is expected in the EU in 2025, compared to 2024, despite economic and regulatory challenges.

On Tuesday MEPs approved a safeguard clause for the EU-Mercosur agreement to prevent imports from Mercosur countries harming Europe’s agriculture sector.

MEPs adopted new rules on Tuesday introducing more flexibility and support for farmers in complying with the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP).

The temporary ban affects live pigs, pork meat, pig skin, and other related products from Taiwan.

The European Commission announced a reinforcement of controls on food, animal, and plant products entering the EU.

Global wheat, maize, barley, and sorghum prices rose.

Slowed global animal protein production is expected in 2026. Seafood and poultry will see the strongest increases, while beef and pork output will decline.

The Ministry of Agriculture has updated restrictions on exports of Spanish pork products, including new developments for Japan and the US.

EU agriculture ministers emphasized the importance of innovation and access to new technology to ensure competitiveness and generational renewal in the agricultural sector.

Update on the markets that have lifted some of their initial restrictions on Spanish pork due to the ASF outbreak.

The monthly decline continued to be driven by lower pig and poultry meat prices.

Argentina welcomes the decision by the Council and the European Parliament to postpone the implementation of the European Union Regulation on Deforestation (EUDR) for 12 months, until December 30, 2026.

The product has been approved for export for industrial use.

The new cases were found near those previously reported. There are now 13 positive cases in total.

Pig exports (piglets for finishing and pigs for slaughter) fell by 19.3% in the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period last year.

Several countries, such as South Korea and Chile, have confirmed that they will accept regionalization.

Another extraordinary drop in Mercolleida: Pigs fall 10 cents for the second time this week in a market strained by ASF and the export slowdown.

This is a complementary investigation to the one started on November 28, the date on which the ASF outbreak was detected in Cerdanyola del Vallés (Barcelona).

FAO expects global pig meat production to rise on improved productivity and global pig meat trade to expand amid ASF-induced supply shortfalls.

Senasa suspended the import of high-risk goods from Spain, in line with international recommendations.

The European Commission has defined the ASF infected zone in Catalonia and has applied urgent control measures to prevent its spread; the Osona region is excluded from the area.

Main findings published from the first evaluation of the Directive on unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain.