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In addition to the significant increase in production, the planted area has grown by more than 60% since 2012.

In the first quarter of 2025, more than 4,400 cases have already been reported in wild boar and 168 in domestic pigs in 17 European countries. Poland, Germany, and Latvia lead in wild boar, while Romania and Moldova are concerned about the increase in domestic pig cases.

Robust pork demand in Central America and Mexico was offset by a slowdown in Japan and Korea.

Pig meat quotations rose in the European Union after Germany regained foot-and-mouth-disease-free status.

Global wheat, maize, sorghum, and rice prices declined while barley prices increased slightly.

China's soybean production is forecast slightly downwards while soybean imports are expected to rise 2%.

Colombia’s economic recovery together with growing domestic livestock and poultry production are driving Colombia’s corn demand.

The new Decision identifies new protection and surveillance zones and additional restricted zones in Slovakia and Hungary, as well as additional surveillance zones and restricted zones in Austria.

The first official, survey-based estimates of U.S. farmers’ 2025 planting intentions.

Corn, wheat, and rice production and import predictions for 2025.

The 2025 Power of Meat study looks into meat and poultry consumption trends in 2024, as well as the behaviors, perceptions, and purchasing patterns of meat shoppers.

The sow and market hog inventories were down in March, but there was an increase in the number of piglets weaned per litter.

Chicken meat was the most popular, while pork consumption has stagnated in recent years. Germany's meat production increased for the first time since 2016.

For the first time, all the 27 countries of the European Union together with Iceland and Norway have collected and reported data on both sales and use of antimicrobials in animals in their countries.

Hungary has confirmed two new outbreaks of FMD and Slovakia confirms its fifth, bordering Austria and near the Czech Republic.

Decreased pork production was offset by significantly increased imports, contributing to increased consumption.

The Netherlands boosts manure exports with a new delegate for the promotion of organic fertilizer exports.

China imported more than 61 Mt of grain in 2023/24, but is to reduce purchases in 2024/25 due to economic factors and self-sufficiency policies.

Trends in antimicrobial consumption by species and animal categories in Spain in 2023 and information for combating antimicrobial resistance.

Moscow and Washington agree on measures on maritime security, agricultural trade, and energy infrastructure protection.

Mississippi prohibits the sale of food products produced from cultured animal cells.

Paraguay approves sanitary certificate for pork exports.

The restriction zone established around this second outbreak, which involves more than 3,000 dairy cattle, covers a small part of Austrian territory.

Austria extends its surveillance zone after an FMD outbreak on a Hungarian dairy cattle farm with 3,000 animals near the Austrian border.