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NewsBrazil's beef exports to China drop 90% as chicken shipments jump on quota exhaustion
China's 1.1 million tonne beef quota triggered a 55% tariff on excess volumes, while chicken exports to China rose to 51,000 tonnes in August from just 83 tonnes a year earlier.
NewsSwitzerland halts Brazilian meat imports after adopting EU antimicrobial ban
The suspension has applied since 3 September under the common Swiss-EU veterinary area, with imports able to resume if an EU review of Brazilian products is positive.
NewsMalaysia's Sabah eyes RM500 million in Thai chicken cut imports at first bilateral livestock meeting
Talks in Bangkok covered halal certification, slaughter facility standards and avian influenza control protocols.
NewsVietnam targets US$1-1.5 billion in livestock exports by 2030 as producers build standardised chains
Domestic output already covers 90.9% of pork demand, but industry figures say high-standard markets buy production systems rather than individual products.
NewsUSDA sees Philippine pork output rising 4.4% in 2027 with imports up 7.1% to 835,000 tonnes
Beef and carabeef production is forecast to stay flat at 174,000 tonnes, while El Nino is flagged as a risk to swine productivity and feed supply.
NewsArgentina ships 6.4 million tonnes of corn to North Africa, up 42%, as Black Sea risks redirect demand
Morocco more than doubled its purchases as Ukrainian shipments face port attacks and low Danube water levels, with Argentina heading for a record 71 million tonne crop.
NewsVietnam's seafood exports reach US$7.9 billion in eight months as livestock shipments rise 30%
China took 24% of seafood export value, within total agricultural, forestry and fishery exports of nearly US$49.3 billion.
NewsSpain resumes pork exports to the Philippines under African swine fever regionalisation
Shipments from disease-free zones restarted on 22 May, with Spain the second largest supplier to the market behind Brazil.
NewsIndonesia urges processors to prioritise domestic shrimp after Ecuadorian cargo enters via bonded zone
The ministry says 120 tonnes of Ecuadorian vannamei arrived at Tanjung Perak in June without an import requirement plan, using a facility outside import approval rules.
NewsIndonesia imports 1 million cattle a year, coordinating minister for food says
Zulkifli Hasan also cited around 13 million tonnes of wheat and 4 million tonnes of soybeans among annual import volumes in a call for self-sufficiency.
NewsVietnam's meat and seafood imports pass US$4 billion in eight months
Meat imports rose 26.3% to US$1.9 billion while seafood eased 1% to US$2.13 billion, with India the largest single meat supplier.
NewsIndonesia targets October signing of EU trade agreement, with palm oil terms not yet confirmed
The deal would remove tariffs on more than 98% of lines, though published terms do not establish immediate duty-free treatment for palm oil.
NewsUS egg producers expand Singapore listings as local farms supply under 35% of demand
Shipments resumed in July after more than 20 years, following agreement on certification and traceability terms with the Singapore Food Agency.
NewsColombia awaits Chinese decision on poultry meat access after GACC plant audit
The July mission inspected a poultry slaughter plant on a diagnostic basis, with the evaluation still under way. Colombia shipped chicken to Japan for the first time in 2025.