H5N6 in Hubei
China’s Ministry of Agriculture has reported a new avian influenza H5N6 outbreak in Hubei province. It was discovered on a backyard farm in Dianjun District,…
US-Philippines forges bilateral agreement
The United States hopes to boost pork exports to the Philippines following a bilateral agreement on trade under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement. The Philippines…
China confirms new African Swine Fever outbreak in Yunnan
China’s agriculture ministry has confirmed a new African Swine Fever outbreak in the city of Zhaotong in Yunnan province which borders Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar….
Classical swine fever spreads further in Japan
A new case of classical swine fever has been found in Seki city. On Oct 19, a male wild boar was found to be infected…
ASF virus detected in luggage at Hokkaido airport
African swine fever virus was detected in the luggage of a traveller from China at a Hokkaido airport on Oct 22, Japan’s farm ministry said….
New residue limits for Indian meat and milk
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India in August amended its Food Safety and Standards Regulations from 2011 to include new tolerance limits for 103…
New Chore-Time Asia sales manager
Daniel Etulain has been named Asia sales manager for Chore-Time. In his new position, Mr Etulain will be responsible for overseeing Chore-Time product sales for…
EU set limits for farm antibiotics
The European Parliament has unanimously approved limits on the use of antibiotics in farm animals produced for food. The law, which awaits final approval, also…
Bug-infested Indian wheat rejected
Some 24,000 tonnes of wheat shipped from India found to be infested with Khapra beetle has been rejected and shipped back to India immediately after…
Vietnam to harvest 46.5 million tonnes of rice in 2018
Exports are forecast at seven million tonnes. Major markets are China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Ghana, Iraq, Ivory Coast and South Korea.