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Donald Trump is back in the White House as from January 20, 2025. Photo: Dreamstime

09:00 | Expert opinion

US pig industry may feel the effect of new tariffs

Photo: Bert Jansen

09:00 | News

Russian Far East experiences price turbulence following ASF outbreaks

A suspect goat farm turned out to be negative for FMD virus. The goats on the picture were photographed on a farm that is not related to the one in Germany. Photo: Mark Pasveer

17-01 | News

FMD Germany: Suspected goat farm tests negative; transport ban lifted

A finisher pig enjoying a liquid meal based on byproducts. Photo: Ronald Hissink

17-01 | Article

Can we do without livestock? A plea for a circular economy

Adrian Kesterson, technical advisor to the animal by-products trade association FABRA UK, said it was still early days as to whether the UK would follow the EU in lifting the feed ban for pigs and poultry. Photo: Canva

16-01 | News

UK inches closer towards lifting ban on pig PAPs

FMD Germany: ‘Ray of hope’ for pork producers

15-01 | News

FMD Germany: ‘Ray of hope’ for pork producers

Pigs at a farm in the Dominican Republic. The ASF situation in the country is now endemic. Photo: Rafael Fontanillas

15-01 | Interview

ASF Dominican Republic: Virus is endemic, what is the status?

Finisher pigs on a farm in Iowa, USA. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

14-01 | News

Cautiously optimistic 2025 outlook for US pork

A sign reading 'Beware, danger of epidemic! No entry allowed!' hangs on a fence at a farm in the Mehrow district, Arensfelde municipality, Germany, 13 January 2025. German authorities reported an outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), detected on a farm in the state of Brandenburg near Berlin, marking the first such cases in the country since 1988. Foto: EPA

13-01 | News

FMD Germany: pig industry holds its breath

Pig farm in Brazil. Photo: Paraná Government

13-01 | News

Brazil’s pig industry to reach 8th consecutive year of growth in 2025

Photo: Hans Prinsen

13-01 | Expert opinion

New frontiers in pig feed efficiency

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been diagnosed in 3 dead water buffalos in the eastern German state of Brandenburg. Photo: Bert Jansen

10-01 | News

FMD Germany: 3 water buffaloes in Brandenburg infected

These grow-finish pigs on a commercial farm in Zimbabwe have the opportunity to go outside. Photo: Willem Steyn

10-01 | Article

Africa boasts remarkable dynamics in meat production, yet supply problems remain

ASF Vietnam

09-01 | News

Vietnam-Australia pig biosecurity alliance to bolster efforts against ASF

Hundreds of Dutch pig farms closed down causing the number of sows to drop by 100,000 in about 2 years. Photo: Michel Velderman

08-01 | News

The Netherlands expects another drop in pig numbers in 2025

Photo: Canva

07-01 | News

Weak exports and dependence on piglet imports hurts Poland’s pig farms