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NewsLower farm costs will not automatically cut Malaysia's egg prices, deputy minister says
Malaysia's deputy agriculture minister says retail egg prices reflect logistics, operating costs and supply and demand, not farm-gate production costs alone.
NewsMalaysia's LDP warns closing pig farms would weaken food security, rejecting MP's call to rely on pork imports
LDP vice-president David Ong says environmental concerns should be tackled through better farm management and stricter standards, not by shutting the industry.
NewsMalaysia warns El Nino could push temperatures to 40°C, straining fish farms and coastal fishermen
Agriculture minister Mohamad Sabu says heat could raise costs for aquaculture operators as the government steps up El Nino preparations.
NewsIndonesia plans three egg and meat flour plants to absorb poultry surpluses
The plants, costing about Rp200 billion each, would turn surplus eggs and chicken into longer-shelf-life products and cut import reliance, the agriculture minister says.
NewsIndonesia allocates Rp3 trillion for national poultry grandparent stock hub in East Java's Malang
Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman says the Malang facility will be Indonesia's only GPS breeding centre, supplying breeding stock to farms nationwide.
NewsSingapore contacts Thai authorities, importers over planned Thai egg export cuts
Singapore's food agency says Thailand supplies under 15 per cent of its eggs, as supermarket chains confirm they do not rely on Thai fresh eggs.
NewsOman secures RO97.4 million in food projects and offers RO122.8 million more, led by shrimp farming
Shrimp farming accounts for the two largest of 13 further opportunities on offer, alongside livestock fattening, tuna and abalone projects.
NewsIndonesia earmarks Rp 17 trillion ($945 million) for integrated livestock ecosystem
Five sites in Lampung, East Java, South Sulawesi, West Nusa Tenggara and Gorontalo will combine feed mills, poultry and dairy operations, with completion targeted for 2027.
NewsChina targets grain industry output value above CNY4.5 trillion a year by 2030, says supply stable despite El Nino
Grain output reached 715 million tonnes in 2025, and officials say reserves remain well above the international security threshold.
NewsMalaysia's Sabah advances Tongod modern pig farm with CP Group Malaysia as partner
The project, approved in 2022 and delayed by the pandemic and African swine fever, will use large-scale, fully enclosed production systems.
NewsPhilippines sets PHP430/kg retail pork price threshold to trigger 150,000-tonne MAV import release
The Department of Agriculture is finalising implementing rules for the expanded minimum access volume scheme, which pre-authorises up to 150,000 additional tonnes of lower-tariff pork imports as an ASF-driven supply buffer.
NewsPhilippine agri group calls for tariff restoration ahead of Marcos SONA as pork and chicken imports surge
SINAG is urging President Marcos to use his 27 July State of the Nation Address to reverse trade liberalisation measures it says have undercut domestic livestock and grain production.
NewsBounty Fresh backs Philippines' proposed corn MAV hike to 500,000 tonnes as inflation hits 6.4%
The poultry major's CEO says cheaper feed is critical to containing food price pressures, and called for MAV allocations to be directed toward companies that actually produce chicken.