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NewsUS beef exports rise 8% in value in September as pork shipments fall for fifth month
Taiwan and South Korea lifted US beef sales, while lower variety meat shipments and weak global hog prices kept pork exports below year-ago levels.
NewsTaiwan's Pingtung culls nearly 49,000 quail after H5N1 bird flu hits Yanpu farm
The farm reported unusual deaths on 30 October, prompting movement controls, disinfection and surveillance of poultry farms within 1km and 3km of the site.
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.
NewsAutonomous vessel cutting aquaculture labour by 70% among 16 startups at Taiwan's HAOSHi Demo Day
Space Ark Bio, which ferments soybean residue into pet food ingredients, also pitched at the Taipei event for food and agritech startups.
NewsTaiwan confirms H5N1 bird flu on Taoyuan meat goose farm, culls 735 birds
The geese had been brought in from Yunlin and Kaohsiung days before sampling; officials say poultry supply is unaffected.
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.
NewsTaiwan to export heat-adapted Holstein breeding cattle to Philippines for first time
Manila approved the imports after two years of talks, as the Philippines looks to build a dairy sector that meets less than 5% of its milk needs.
NewsUS beef export value rises 13% in August on Taiwan and South Korea demand, while pork slips
Beef exports reached 86,362 tonnes worth US$785.9 million, while pork fell 6% to 222,243 tonnes as shipments to Mexico declined, USMEF data show.
NewsTaiwan's first human H7N7 case carried mammalian-adaptive PB2 E627K marker, preprint finds
Taiwan CDC researchers report that the virus from the island's first locally acquired human H7N7 infection carried a mammalian adaptation marker, prompting a cross-species risk review.
NewsTaiwan to export breeding dairy cattle to the Philippines for the first time
Manila has approved live imports of Taiwanese-bred Holstein cattle, opening the way for Taiwan's first breeding cattle exports after two years of negotiations.
NewsMalaysia approves Taiwan breeding pig and semen imports after ASF-delayed review
Shipments can begin once both sides finalise veterinary health certificates, ending a review that began with Taiwan's 2020 application and stalled over ASF.
NewsTaiwan Smart Agriweek 2026 draws 21,000 visitors from 63 countries, generates US$88 million in potential business
The show hosted 806 international buyers, with follow-up projects including overseas feed conversion trials for Taiwanese aquaculture feed in Japan and Indonesia.
NewsTaiwan's HYARKS and South Korea's Delivery Lab win inaugural GAIC agrifood startup championship
The competition at Taiwan Smart Agriweek 2026 drew 38 startup teams from eight countries, with solutions ranging from precision agriculture to livestock feed from cocoa by-products.
NewsTaiwan licences Benova Bio bivalent piglet vaccine, with Southeast Asia expansion planned for 2027
The Adimmune subsidiary plans to start factory construction in 2027 to serve Southeast Asian demand, where about 70% of regional pig farms are in the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand.
NewsIndonesia ships first marinated catfish export to Taiwan in deal worth Rp400 million
Bandung-based PT Asha Nuova International produced the HACCP-certified shipment, with a follow-up delivery of 20 tonnes including tilapia scheduled for September.
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.
NewsTaiwanese prosecutors indict father and son for false evidence concerning ASF outbreak at pig farm
Prosecutors in Taiwan last week indicted a father and son for falsifying evidence that African swine fever (ASF) broke out at their pig farm in Taichung's Wuqi District last October and recommended that the court give them heavy sentences.
NewsTaiwan applies again for ASF-free status
Taiwan on February 21 filed an application to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) to self-declare the self-ruled island free of African swine fever (ASF), as no positive cases were detected over the past three months.
NewsTaiwan-led consortium breaks ground on livestock quarantine zone in Berbera, Somaliland
A Taiwan-led consortium has broken ground on a US$20 million livestock quarantine zone in the Somaliland port of Berbera, marking Taipei's first major private-sector investment play in the de facto independent state.
NewsMore than 10,000 hens at Tainan, Taiwan farm culled due to bird flu
The Animal Health Inspection and Protection Office of Tainan, Taiwan, on January 19 culled 10,836 laying hens at a farm in Houbi District after tests confirmed H5N1 avian influenza.
NewsAgriLivestock & Feed Taiwan 2026 returns to Taipei on September 8-10
AgriLivestock & Feed Taiwan, part of Taiwan Smart Agriweek, one of Asia's dedicated events for livestock farming, returns to TaiNEX 1 in Taipei, Taiwan, on September 8–10.