China bans raising pigs in wild boar areas to block swine fever
China’s agriculture ministry will ban pig farming in areas inhabited by wild boars to prevent the spread of African swine fever. According to the ministry, a…
Neovia acquires Biomix
Neovia has become the majority shareholder in Biomix, the third-largest player in the Colombian premix market. This acquisition allows Neovia to strengthen its position in…
Alltech opens new UK office
A newly built office in Stamford, England, was recently opened by Dr Mark Lyons, Alltech president and CEO, and Deirdre Lyons, Alltech co-founder and director…
Marfrig acquires BRF beef assets
Marfrig Global Foods SA and BRF SA reached an agreement that has Marfrig acquiring 91.89% of shares in QuickFood SA, a beef-based processed food company…
India soybeans dip in 2018
India’s soybean crop is likely to yield 11.3 million tonnes, a slight decline from the earlier estimate of 11.5 million tonnes. Declining cultivation area is…
US’s Cosco Wholesales updates antibiotics use
Club store operator Costco Wholesale has updated the company’s animal welfare policy to curb the use of antibiotics that are medically important to humans. Under the…
China lifts 35 districts from African Swine Fever quarantine
Some 630,000 hogs have been culled following an outbreak of African Swine Fever in China that was first reported in Liaoning province in early August, according…
Foot-and-mouth disease found northern Vietnam
Some 261 pigs belonging to 19 households in six communes have been culled following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The outbreak is believed to…
Taiwan intercepts ASF-contaminated pork
A sample of Chinese pork sausages discarded by tourists at Kaohsiung International Airport was again found to have been contaminated with the African swine fever…
CP Vietnam to expand further in food processing
CP Vietnam plans to debut 50 new products in Vietnam in 2019 and revamp traceabiliy for all CP food products, according to Suphat Srithanatorn, executive…