Category Archives: Global news

US: Foot and mouth disease preparedness is high priority

The world knows how quickly a virus can spread, as COVID-19 extends its tendrils throughout ...

Covid-19 put 37 million jobs in USA at risk

The scale of job losses is likely to hit unprecedented levels in the coming weeks ...

Australian red meat industry vows to ‘rise to the challenge’ of coronavirus

Australia’s red meat and livestock industry has pledged to collaborate and work towards ensuring a ...

Retail meat sales surge 77% due to panic buying

By now you’ve probably seen photos of empty grocery store meat cases caused by consumer ...

Brazil’s pork exports peak despite Covid-19

Brazil’s pork exports (including all products from fresh to processed) reached 135,900 tonnes in the ...

Progress made on ASF genome mapping

Aidan Fortune Scientists from The Pirbright Institute in the UK have worked with University College ...

China’s livestock sector resumes business

China’s livestock product and slaughtering sectors have basically resumed work and production as containment of ...

NPPC seeks labour solutions to potential impact of COVID-19 on industry

The impact of Novel Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) on the already challenging labor shortage is a concern ...

U.S. pork shipments to China fall to lowest ever – USDA

CHICAGO, March 12 (Reuters) – U.S. export sales of pork to China hit their lowest ...

Some bright spots in China demand situation

The president and CEO of the US Meat Export Federation says it’s not all bad ...

UK and Australia hold joint ASF biosecurity exercise

The UK and Australian governments have collaborated on a joint simulated exercise to practice biosecurity ...

USDA unveils action plan to protect the US pork industry from ASF

USDA’s Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach announced on Friday a plan ...