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Saudi Arabia continues its rapid expansion into the global food industry through a significant agreement to acquire shares of BRF SA, Brazils largest poultry producer, Gulf News reported.

Australian dairy farmers are bracing for a challenging season ahead as the countrys major dairy processors revealed lower price offerings, Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.

Cargill has been investing heavily in research and development, new digital solutions and talent development to stay ahead in the ever-evolving livestock and feed industry.

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority, Mattilsynet, has reported the detection of bacterial kidney disease (BKD), a contagious infection, at four Lerøy Midt salmon farming sites in central Norway.

The production of meat and eggs involving chickens and ducks for Perak, Malaysia, is stable, with production levels for both commodities exceeding the states self-sufficiency rate for five consecutive years.

A new research project aims to grow future beef production options in Western Australias north, as part of a landmark collaboration between research bodies, universities and the Western Australian government.

In a move echoing new European Union regulations aimed at protecting rainforests, Brazilian banks have committed to refusing credit to meatpackers that source cattle from illegally deforested areas, Fortune reported.

Legislators in the state of Maine, US, have put forward a new bill aimed at imposing density limits on salmon farms operating in state waters, in direct response to the controversies surrounding the American Aquafarms project, SeafoodSource reported.

In response to the growing market demand for eggs, Sri Lanka has announced plans to import one million eggs per day from five chicken farms in India, according to the countrys top importing agency, the Sri Lanka State Trading Corporation (STC), The Times of India reported.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has highlighted the potential of aquaculture to uplift the Angolan population out of poverty, The Fish Site repoted.