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

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

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.

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

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

Sales of medically important antimicrobial drugs approved for use in food-producing animals increased by 16% between 2023 and 2024.

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

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

These are two new secondary outbreaks involving a total of three animals, bringing the total number of positive animals since the outbreak began to 16, all of them within the high-risk zone.

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

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

Co-legislators agree on a 90% reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, compared with 1990 levels, to achieve a climate neutral EU by 2050.

The latest ESUAvet report shows a 5% rise in antimicrobial sales for food-producing animals in 2024, signaling a potential shift in long-term declines.

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

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

As of December 10, all 55 farms in the ASF-affected area designated by the EU have tested negative.