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Farmers in Finland are finding it hard to cope with the rising prices of fertilisers and skyrocketing energy bills, with only about one-third saying they had already purchased the fertilisers needed for the next growing season, a recent survey found.

Records from the Association of Ghana Industries-Agriculture Sector has found that frozen chicken and other meat products imported into the country are preserved for as long as three years before reaching markets in Africa such as Ghana, raising concerns over the safety of the meat, GhanaWeb reported.

Zimmerman Meats expects to increase packaging and processing of meat products.

The Department of Livestock in Sindh, Pakistan, in collaboration with The Rising Foundation, has expedited the distribution of animal feed in flood-affected areas in the country.

Shrimp aquaculture producers in Honduras said shrimp exports have generated US$222.3 million by the end of the third quarter of this year, shipping 53.2 million pounds of shrimp, Fish Information & Services reported.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says his agency is investing $73 million in 21 projects.

US state Floridas Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) released its preliminary damage assessment from Hurricane Ian, including the beef industry.

The provincial government of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, is cooperating with Australia on fighting the foot and mouth disease (FMD).

Canada-based food company Maple Leaf Foods Inc. confirmed that commercial production continues to ramp up at its new Bacon Centre of Excellence in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Alltech opened its newest Bioplex® plant on November 2, the first organic mineral production facility in Vietnam.