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Major US meatpacker Tyson Foods is diverting swine from a Nebraska processing plant to other plants after a weekend fire forced the closure of the facility on Monday, US News reported.

A container of beef from Ireland arrived in China on April 24, marking a return of Irish beef to the Chinese market after three years suspension due to a case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

Mexican food processor Sigma Alimentos recently announced it would purchase a meat processing facility in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, the United States.

Salmon Evolution announced on the Norway-based Oslo Børs stock exchange on April 18 that it is contemplating a private placement of new shares in the company to raise gross proceeds of kr500 million (US$47 million).

Sabah, Malaysia, is not yet completely free from the African swine fever (ASF) since it was detected in February 2021, said Datuk Seri Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, Sabahs State Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Higher grain prices prompted farmers in Belgium to grow more spring grains and maize in 2022.

Indonesias Ministry of Agriculture has deployed officers to examine swine samples from a companys farm on Bulan Island in Batam, Riau Island after Singapore confirmed that the African swine fever (ASF) virus was detected in some swine carcasses imported from Bulan, The Jakarta Post reported.

Anpario plc has been honoured with the first ever Kings Award for Enterprise, with the company recognised for excellence in sustainable development, Anpario announced this month.

The Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) has banned imports of chicken and other poultry products from Chile due to the bird flu outbreak in the South American country, The Philippine Star reported.

Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia have temporarily banned imports of grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine.