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NewsVietnam's Can Tho culls 59 pigs after African swine fever outbreak in My Tu commune
The city, which has more than 500,000 pigs, has recorded ASF in 31 communes and wards so far this year, with 1,897 pigs culled or collected.
NewsPhilippines senator urges agriculture department to release PHP434 million in unpaid ASF compensation
Senator Risa Hontiveros has pressed the Department of Agriculture to pay nearly PHP434 million (US$6.89 million) owed to hog raisers for culled pigs before Christmas.
NewsVietnam's Thanh Hoa launches peak ASF campaign as outbreaks persist in 57 villages
ASF has hit household farms in 162 villages since early 2026, with 8,585 pigs culled; 12 communes and wards have declared outbreaks over.
NewsHanoi pushes supplementary pig vaccination in November as ASF hits 47 households in 16 communes
The capital has vaccinated 90,630 pigs against ASF and FMD, 93% of plan, and keeps five inter-sector quarantine checkpoints in operation.
NewsASF resurfaces in 27 households across seven communes in Vietnam's Dak Lak
More than 350 pigs died or were culled from October to early November, taking the province's 2026 toll to more than 11,600 head.
NewsSouth Korea moves to ease pig farm zoning curbs and tighten ASF standards for blood-derived feed
With 96.1% of the country's land restricted for pig farming, the agriculture ministry plans to allow barn upgrades that do not add animals, with law changes due in 2027.
NewsSouth Korea lifts culling compensation cap to 90% and moves to risk-based culling in livestock disease overhaul
The plan targets ASF spread via wild boar, illegal meat and plasma protein feed, and puts farm losses from PED, PRRS and three other diseases at 620 billion won a year.
NewsVietnam's Nghe An culls about 7,500 pigs in more than 30 African swine fever outbreaks this year
Outbreaks keep recurring on small household farms in mountainous communes as the province orders vaccination above 80% of the herd and police action on carcass dumping.
NewsPhilippines' Cebu town of Santander tightens pig controls over suspected ASF case nearby
The southernmost town in Cebu now requires pigs to be inspected before slaughter, even for home use, as the province keeps strict entry rules for live hogs.
NewsAfrican swine fever spreads across Vietnam's Ca Mau, Tay Ninh and An Giang as provinces tighten controls
Three southern provinces have culled about 3,460 pigs this year between them, with most outbreaks on small farms lacking biosecurity.
NewsAfrican swine fever still active in 26 Vietnamese localities as FMD and PRRS clear nationwide
Lumpy skin disease and avian influenza persist in a handful of areas, while farmers restock pigs cautiously amid falling hog prices and high feed costs.
NewsUS pork industry urges Trump to block Philippines' planned tariff rises
The National Pork Producers Council wants Washington to press Manila to drop a planned return to 30% in-quota and 40% out-of-quota pork duties.
NewsSri Lanka warns pig farmers as African swine fever resurfaces in six districts
Nearly 200 pigs have tested positive for African swine fever in Sri Lanka after inspections covering 48 farms, prompting calls for tighter on-farm biosecurity.
NewsAfrican swine fever hits 78 sites in Vietnam's Dong Nai as Mekong Delta outbreaks widen
Ca Mau, Can Tho and An Giang report more outbreaks, while live hog prices in Dong Nai slip to VND45,000/kg ahead of year-end demand.
NewsPhilippines' Occidental Mindoro lifts ban on live pigs for slaughter
The provincial government has removed the temporary restriction imposed in September after a confirmed African swine fever case, reopening the province to slaughter hog shipments.
NewsSouth Korean lawmaker seeks ban on food-waste pig feed as swill use surges
A South Korean legislator wants food-waste pig feeding outlawed after reports showed swill use rose sharply following a 2024 easing of restrictions.
NewsPhilippine lawmaker seeks House probe into ASF vaccine priced at PHP450 a dose
AGAP party-list Rep. Nicanor Briones says the commercial ASF vaccine, at PHP22,500 a bottle, is the most expensive vaccine used by the country's hog raisers.
NewsVietnam's Lao Cai culls 462 pigs in October as African swine fever toll for 2026 reaches 2,677
Outbreaks have reached 34 communes in the northern province this year, though 22 of them had gone 21 days without a new case by 8 October.
NewsSouth Korea proposes shrinking African swine fever control zone to 3km from 10km
Draft rules would also let culling on linked farms be deferred after negative tests and add carcass and manure compost testing to lift movement curbs.
NewsVietnam's Dien Bien culls 15,351 pigs as African swine fever keeps spreading across northern provinces
Hanoi has culled 6,335 pigs and 5,680 poultry this year as veterinary officials from 18 provinces and cities met to coordinate disease control ahead of Tet 2027.
NewsThailand seizes over 2 tonnes of French meat at Bangkok airport in illegal imports crackdown
Officers found premium beef, lamb, duck and pork products mixed with fishery goods in a shipment whose permit covered only fish, with the consignment now held for destruction.
NewsVietnam's Thanh Hoa culls 8,585 pigs across 26 communes as African swine fever resurges
Provincial authorities have ordered village-level surveillance, a month-long disinfection campaign and tighter border controls after African swine fever reached 26 communes.
NewsFinland's Atria lifts Q3 sales 4% but African swine fever halts pork exports to China and Japan
The Finnish meat group expects the ASF-related export ban to cut Atria Finland's 2026 EBIT by EUR4-5 million, while sales to South Korea continue.
NewsAgrofert unit expects chicken to overtake pork in Europe within 15 years
The chief executive of Agrofert's meat trading arm says poultry consumption in Europe will pass pork within 10 to 15 years, driven by demand for cheaper, easy-to-prepare chicken.
NewsVietnam's Dong Nai police bust ring that sold 400 tonnes of meat from sick and dead pigs
Nine suspects have been charged after investigators seized about seven tonnes of pork contaminated with African swine fever virus.
NewsPhilippines' Cebu City sets ASF checkpoint as Ginatilan outbreak is declared contained
Ten hogs tested positive in Sapangdaku, while 60 samples from Ginatilan's unaffected villages tested negative.
NewsPhilippine auditors flag DA after all 298 imported breeding pigs worth PHP56.53 million lost to ASF
The Commission on Audit cited poor procurement planning, quarantine lapses and a 17-day delay in investigating the first deaths under the swine recovery project.
NewsVietnam's An Giang reports 12th African swine fever outbreak of the year in Hon Dat commune
Nearly 500 pigs have been infected, died or been culled across eight communes in the Mekong Delta province since the start of 2026.
NewsIndia's Andaman and Nicobar Islands ban pig and pork movement after African swine fever confirmed
Culling has begun in Sri Vijaya Puram after ICAR-NIHSAD confirmed ASF there and at Arong in Car Nicobar, as officials step up containment.
NewsPhilippines' Central Visayas has enough pork and chicken to year-end despite ASF, says DA regional office
Pork supply is about 120% of local demand, while 14 local government units in Cebu remain in the ASF red zone as El Nino preparations get under way.
NewsPhilippines' DA to distribute 1,375 pigs to CALABARZON farms for swine recovery
Five multiplier farms in the Philippines will receive pigs to help rebuild regional hog stocks depleted by African swine fever.
NewsTaiwan and the Philippines sign livestock research cooperation MOU
The agreement links Taiwan's agriculture ministry with four Philippine agencies, including the Bureau of Animal Industry and the National Dairy Authority.
NewsVietnam's Nghe An province tightens controls as African swine fever persists
Nghe An has ordered communes to reinforce surveillance, vaccination and accountability measures to contain recurring African swine fever outbreaks.
NewsAfrican swine fever spreads in Vietnam's Mekong Delta as Can Tho reports six new outbreaks and Ca Mau culls 1,375 pigs
Vietnam has recorded 1,205 ASF outbreaks in 31 provinces this year, with 160,740 pigs dead or culled, as Mekong Delta authorities tighten controls.
NewsVietnam's Vinh Long culls 357 pigs as African swine fever hits six communes and wards
Provincial authorities have ordered tighter monitoring, disinfection and controls on pig transport and slaughter after outbreaks between 29 September and 8 October.
NewsPhilippines' Cagayan locks down two villages in Lal-lo town over African swine fever
Round-the-clock checkpoints now control hog and pork movements after a confirmed case in Barangay Cabayabasan.
NewsVietnam's AVAC ships 100,000 ASF vaccine doses to Philippines as commercial use opens
The shipment completes a 300,000-dose order and is AVAC's first commercial export since Manila cleared the AVAC ASF LIVE vaccine for unrestricted use.
NewsPhilippines' Ilocos Norte stays ASF-free but remains very high risk, provincial veterinarian warns
No new African swine fever cases have been reported since early 2025, but officials stress the newly commercialised vaccine must not replace farm biosecurity.
NewsPhilippines signs seven Central Luzon hog farms to breed sows for smallholder repopulation
Under the Swine Repopulation Project, each farm must return at least three vaccinated female piglets per F1 sow received for distribution to small-scale raisers.
NewsUK's AHDB commissions updated economic impact study of a potential African swine fever outbreak
London Economics will model trade, regionalisation and wild boar scenarios for Great Britain's pig sector, with a final report due in the first quarter of 2027.
NewsUSDA forecasts flat global pork trade in 2027 as China's imports slide
Global pork exports are seen holding near 10.6 million tonnes in 2027 as weaker Chinese buying and record Asian inventories sharpen competition among exporters.
NewsSerbia records Europe's highest ASF outbreak count in 2026
Serbia has emerged as Europe's main hotspot for African swine fever in domestic pigs, with the virus confirmed on 758 holdings and tens of thousands of pigs lost this year.
NewsPhilippines' Capiz lifts hog and pork entry ban, retains ASF quarantine controls
Governor Fredenil H. Castro has lifted Capiz's ban on hogs, pork and pork products from Negros Island and Iloilo, with quarantine checkpoints kept in place against African swine fever.
NewsAfrican swine fever outbreaks disrupt Serbia's pork market
Serbia declared a state of emergency in nine municipalities after African swine fever spread through hundreds of farms, with around 30,000 pigs lost.
NewsEU pig slaughter forecast to rise 0.36% in 2026 before 2027 decline
The EU is set to slaughter 230.5 million pigs in 2026, up 0.36%, before output falls in 2027 as African swine fever in Spain curbs profitability, a USDA report says.
NewsNine charged in Ho Chi Minh City salbutamol pig fattening case as 10,000 tonnes of tainted pork reach market
Ho Chi Minh City police have prosecuted nine suspects over the use of banned salbutamol to fatten pigs, with an estimated 10,000 tonnes of contaminated pork sold on.
NewsPig herd in Vietnam's Da Nang up 12.5% as livestock sector recovers
Da Nang's pig herd reached more than 372,000 head as of 1 September 2026, up 12.5% year on year, with no ASF, avian influenza or foot-and-mouth outbreaks in September.
NewsPhilippines' Negros Occidental resumes hog shipments to Iloilo as ASF cases ease
Shipments to Iloilo have resumed after Negros Occidental recorded no new African swine fever cases for at least 40 days, though the province remains under surveillance.
NewsPhilippines meat importers oppose higher pork tariffs, warn of price increases
MITA has urged the Tariff Commission to reject a Department of Agriculture proposal to raise pork tariffs by 10 percentage points from 2027.
NewsVietnam's AVAC ships 100,000 ASF vaccine doses to the Philippines after commercial approval
The Philippines cleared AVAC ASF LIVE for commercial sale after four years of review and field monitoring on over 500,000 pigs, with 300,000 doses ordered.
Tabuk City in Philippines' Kalinga urges immediate ASF reporting as surveillance widens
Veterinary officials in Tabuk City say early notification is critical to containing African swine fever, which has affected about 580 pigs in the municipality.
NewsEU finished pig price recovery slows as production rises and ASF risk persists
EU finished pig prices have continued to strengthen but at a slower pace, while first-half pigmeat output rose 1.8% and exports slipped 1.2%, according to AHDB.
NewsEU approves €61 million avian flu compensation for Italy's poultry and egg producers
Member states have backed the release of €61 million from the EU agricultural reserve for Italian poultry and egg producers affected by avian influenza restrictions.
NewsLaos' ASF outbreak spreads to seven provinces, 91 districts, authorities tighten zone controls
Smallholder farms account for 79.2% of the 14,002 pigs lost, with preliminary economic losses estimated at more than 58.8 billion kip.
NewsPhilippine agriculture office backs PHP247.1 million in Cordillera livestock projects, tightens ASF measures
The Livestock Economic Enterprise Development Project covers 81 projects across the region, as authorities flag lapses in farm biosecurity.
NewsGlobal African swine fever outbreaks fall below 600 in August 2026, but South Africa outbreak drives heavy culls
Two outbreaks in South Africa's Gauteng led to 37,000 pigs being culled, while domestic pig culls for the year to August have more than doubled.
NewsPhilippines' Cebu confirms African swine fever in Ginatilan, suspends town's livestock trading
The town has banned pig movements in two affected villages and blocked live pigs and pork from neighbouring Negros Oriental.
NewsVietnam's Nghe An records 30 ASF outbreaks this year as over 7,300 pigs culled
Provincial veterinary officials warn that seasonal rain, flooding and early restocking by affected households are raising the risk of further spread.
NewsPirbright develops stem cell method to generate pig immune cells on demand for ASF research
The technique produces macrophages from domestic pigs, wild boar, red river hogs and warthogs, allowing direct comparison of why African species show few clinical signs.
NewsVietnam's Lao Cai destroys 76 pigs after African swine fever outbreak in Khanh Hoa commune
The outbreak remains confined to a single village in the northern border province, with 16 households affected since late August.
NewsLaos reports suspected African swine fever as pig losses reach 1,949 head
An entire herd died near Vientiane and dead wild boars have been found in a protected area, though no laboratory confirmation has been reported.
NewsNew African swine fever cases confirmed in the Philippines' Occidental Mindoro
Five pigs across two backyard farms tested positive, with movement bans imposed and PHP 49 million in indemnity payments still outstanding from last year.
NewsPhilippine farmgate pork prices fall 19% as African swine fever fears trigger early selling
The agriculture secretary attributes the decline to producers liquidating herds ahead of the rainy season rather than to import volumes.
NewsBrazil's Embrapa targets African swine fever resistance through CRISPR editing of SLA-DM genes
The project runs to November 2026 and aims to produce edited cell lines rather than live animals, with resistant pigs a longer-term objective.
NewsVietnam's Hanoi culls 4,513 pigs in African swine fever outbreaks over eight months
August cases were confined to four households across two communes, but authorities warn the risk of new outbreaks remains.
NewsVietnam's An Giang commune steps up African swine fever prevention amid national outbreak surge
Vinh Thuan commune ramps up biosecurity and vaccination as Vietnam records more than 115,000 ASF-infected pigs nationwide since the start of 2026.
NewsPhilippines' BAI clears first ASF vaccine for commercial sale
The Bureau of Animal Industry approved the first commercially cleared ASF vaccine for fatteners, giving hog raisers a new tool against a disease that has nearly halved the national herd since 2019.
NewsVietnam's listed pig producers post steep second-quarter profit falls as live prices slide
Profits at the four largest listed producers fell between 23% and 50% even as herd numbers and slaughter volumes rose.
NewsPhilippine hog repopulation will slip to 2030 as gilt purchases stall, producers say
None of the 32,000 gilts under the government's PHP1.6 billion programme have been bought or delivered, while the national herd fell again in the year to June.
NewsPhilippines' Cebu extends pork import ban as ASF cases rise in Negros Oriental
The 45-day extension covers all live hogs and pork products from Negros Island and other African Swine Fever-affected areas, aiming to protect Cebu's hog industry.
NewsIndia develops first indigenous African Swine Fever vaccine after losses topping ₹1,258 crore in Northeast
The live attenuated vaccine, developed by ICAR-NIHSAD, was dedicated to the nation at ICAR Foundation Day as the disease continues to affect pig farmers in Assam and Mizoram.
NewsPhilippine hog production rises 5.6% in second quarter as farmgate prices tumble
PSA data show hog output climbing year-on-year even as the national swine herd shrank and farmgate prices fell nearly 19 percent.
NewsGlobal African Swine Fever culls jump 85% in July 2026 despite fewer outbreaks
Wild boar remain the primary transmission vector, while a spike in cases in Serbia and Poland drove the month's cull total up sharply from June.
NewsFinland to fence off parts of ASF zone as wild boar cases rise to 19
The outbreak has cost Finland its ASF-free status, with several countries restricting Finnish pork imports and the country needing at least a year to regain the designation.
NewsPhilippine hog raisers say border inspections still needed despite ASF regionalization
The National Federation of Hog Raisers says regionalization rules alone are not enough to stop ASF-infected or smuggled pork from entering the Philippines without border checks.
NewsVietnam's Hoa Phat Agriculture warns of pig oversupply risk within two to three years
The national sow herd stands at 2.1 to 2.2 million against a pre-ASF level of 2.6 to 2.8 million, with the total pig population at 27.1 million.
NewsVietnam targets 10 million tonnes of meat by 2030 as feed import reliance persists
Egg output is targeted above 25 billion and milk at around 1.6 million tonnes, while African swine fever has cost more than 7 million pigs since 2019.
NewsVietnam's Ha Tinh lifts pig herds for Tet as feed prices rise for fifth time in 2026
African swine fever outbreaks nationwide rose almost 60% year on year in the first half, with 697 recorded across 28 provinces and cities.
NewsRecombinant ASF strain combining genotypes I and II drives rapid spread across Vietnam's Quang Ngai province
Over 1,600 pigs have been culled across 34 communes since January, with outbreaks accelerating sharply from July as year-end herd expansion raises transmission risk.
NewsPhilippines' poultry and livestock output expected to improve in Q2 2026 despite farmgate price pressure
Industry officials forecast livestock growth of 4-6% in Q2, driven by herd rebuilding and farm expansion, though weak farmgate prices and ASF risks persist.
NewsFinland detects first African swine fever cases in wild boars near Russian border
The outbreak in Virolahti marks the first confirmed ASF detection in Finland, prompting authorities to establish an infection control zone.
NewsASF outbreaks reported across Philippines' Visayas and Mindanao as Iloilo maintains nine red zone municipalities
Separate incidents in Cebu City, Iloilo province and Lamitan City, Basilan highlight the continued spread of African swine fever across multiple Philippine island groups in July 2026.
NewsPhilippines' meat imports jump 22% in first five months of 2026 as domestic output lags
Pork, chicken and beef imports all rose by double digits as African swine fever continues to constrain domestic livestock production.
NewsPhilippines shifts animal vaccine registration from FDA to BAI to speed up approvals
The regulatory transfer comes as the commercial approval of a Vietnamese ASF live vaccine is expected as early as the third quarter of 2026.
NewsVietnam's swine sector risks oversupply as herd expansion accelerates
China's deepening pork glut offers a cautionary parallel as Vietnam's pig population grows and domestic prices soften.
NewsOver 336,000 pigs and poultry dead or culled in Vietnam in first half of 2026 as ASF and bird flu intensify
Overall herd growth continued despite the surge, with pig numbers up 2.2% and poultry up 3.1% year-on-year by end of June.
NewsMalaysia's pig farm numbers drop 22% as pork output falls, minister says supply still adequate
Domestic pork supply is supported by import access as registered farms shrink and production declines due to ongoing disease pressure.
NewsASF outbreak in the Philippines' Negros Occidental triggers movement bans across Visayas provinces
Four provincial governments have imposed restrictions on live hog and pork movements as laboratory-confirmed cases spread from San Enrique municipality, where around 500 pigs have died.
NewsPhilippines expects commercial release certification for Vietnamese ASF vaccine by Q3 2026
The AVAC live vaccine, once approved, will be distributed through biologics stores and veterinary outlets registered with the Bureau of Animal Industry, as the country's hog industry continues its recovery from seven years of ASF losses.
NewsVietnam's Dong Nai culls over 1,900 pigs after African swine fever confirmed at contract farm
The outbreak at a household-operated contract facility in Tan Phu Ward was linked to an open housing system that allowed insect exposure, with authorities warning the disease situation may remain complicated in coming months.
NewsTaiwan signs pork export MoUs with Singapore and Philippines six months after regaining ASF-free status
Taiwan was certified clear of African swine fever in April, just six months after its first outbreak, with the agriculture minister citing the rapid recovery as evidence of strong animal disease control capabilities.
NewsPhilippines' Virginia Farms opens P2.8 billion breeder piggery in Cebu amid regional ASF recovery
The 5,000-sow facility marks the company's third farm in the province as Central Visayas hog production seeks to rebound from African Swine Fever-driven declines.
NewsNew African Swine Fever cases confirmed in Philippines' Capiz province
The outbreak in Roxas City, Pontevedra and Panitan marks the first resurgence on Panay Island since 2023, with authorities attributing the rise to weather fluctuations.
NewsLam Dong culls more than 9,500 pigs as African swine fever resurges at major facility
The disease re-emerged at the Dateh 02 SF complex weeks after an initial cull, raising concerns over transmission risks from the facility's scale and interconnected housing.
