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

Economic compensation will be introduced to farmers who produce pigs with tails to achieve the targets approved by the Danish Parliament.

The Member States have agreed to implement an additional restriction zone with a radius of at least 50 km around the outbreaks.

Canada is strengthening its AgriStability program in response to China's tariffs on Canadian agricultural and food products.

125 organisations call on the European Commission for a science-based food strategy that values livestock farming across the EU.

Import ban amended following outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Germany.

The location of the new outbreak reinforces the possibility of long-distance airborne transmission, the most likely hypothesis.

EU agriculture ministers emphasize the need for a strong CAP, fair farmer incomes, and sustainable innovation to secure the future of the agrifood sector.

Romania calls for CAP reform to allow EAFRD funding for breeding animals, aiming to boost livestock productivity, competitiveness, and food security.

Australian pork production, consumption, and trade expectations for 2025.

China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced an updated Feed Ingredients Catalog.

The Association for the Environmental Disimpact of Manure (ADAP) creates the Observatory to evaluate new management techniques.

China renewed or extended the facility registrations by five years for 365 U.S. pork establishments.

The areas affected by African swine fever (ASF) are now down to 39 barangays.

These reforms will strengthen U.S. food production, reduce costs for producers, and support a more resilient supply chain.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reaffirms its commitment to strengthening Mexican pork production to reduce dependence on imports and move towards food self-sufficiency in pork production.

As of March 12, 2025, Germany is considered free of foot-and-mouth disease, except for the so-called containment zone, a 6-kilometer radius around the outbreak near Hönow.

This reflects an increase in planted area, estimated at 81.6 million hectares, and a recovery in average productivity (4023 kg/ha).

Second case of African swine fever confirmed in a wild boar in Baden-Württemberg.

Compared to February, estimates for global corn exports were cut, which could be explained by a projected decrease in shipments from Brazil. Likewise, a significant drop in corn imports from China was estimated. As for soybeans, projections remained unchanged, except for a drop in ending stocks.

Production, trends, and challenges in China's swine industry.

China is the world’s largest importer of purebred breeding swine.

USDA forecasts China's swine production to grow in 2025 due to higher pigs per sow per year. Production growth is curbed by lower sow inventory.