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The Philippines Department of Agriculture has temporarily banned imports of Dutch cattle and beef related products, as well as Turkish poultry products, Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.

The provincial government of Iloilo in the Philippines, a major producer of pork in the country, is looking to increase its sources of protein, including not only pork but also chicken meat and fish products, due to the ongoing threat of African swine fever (ASF) in the province, Philippine News Agency reported.

Al-Sayyed Al Qusseir, Egypts Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, said the country has released 199,000 tonnes of corn and soybeans required for poultry fodder worth US$96 million, in cooperation with the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), Egypt Today reported.

Malaysia aims to lift price controls on chicken and eggs from June this year to boost supplies of both products, and plans to cultivate grain corn locally to mitigate higher prices of chicken feed imports, The Straits Times reported.

Aquaculture biotechnology specialist Benchmark has acquired the remaining 10.52% minority interest in its Benchmark Genetics Iceland subsidiary, the company announced on February 17.

Data from the Philippines Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) showed the country imported more chicken over pork and beef in January this year, The Star reported.

Chan Foon Hin, Malaysias Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister, said the government will finalise a compensation plan for swine farmers affected by the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in the country, The Star reported.

LW Investments Australia, a company started by Western Victorian grain grower Andrew Weidemann and his West Australian counterpart Barry Large, aims to ship grains directly from Australian farmers to end users, ABC News reported.

Togo plans to allocate a budget of CFA1.1 billion (US$1.8 million) to fishing and aquaculture this year.

Virtually all of Vietnams marine aquaculture is operated by household businesses using outdated technologies, Assoc Prof Nguyen Huu Dung, chairman of the Vietnam Seaculture Association, said.