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Brazils supply of meat in its domestic market is expected to recover this year and may reach the highest level in the historical series.

Indonesia has moved another step closer to eliminating lumpy skin disease (LSD) and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) among livestock with the support of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Australia.

Animal feed production in Belgium fell by 6% in 2022 to 6.7 million tonnes, the lowest level since 2011.

The Philippines admission of a pork-based raw material used in producing fish feed is expected to lead to a normalisation of aquaculture production after the raw material was subject to a temporary import ban, a former fisheries official said.

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has on May 7 refuted an Indonesian media report that Singapore is "ready" to import pig carcasses from Bulan Island, Batam, Indonesia, where African swine fever (ASF) had been detected.

New Zealands red meat sector has welcomed a free trade agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and the United Kingdom, saying it will deliver a major boost to Kiwi exports by eventually allowing tariff-free access for beef and lamb into the UK.

Indonesia is seeking alternative cattle suppliers due to high prices for Australian cattle, and Brazil, the worlds largest beef exporter, has promised to export live cattle at a lower cost, Financial Review reported.

Norway exported 81,498 tonnes of salmon in April 2023, valued at NOK 9.7 billion (~US$919 million; NOK 1 = US$0.095), up by NOK 1.7 billion (~US$161 million), or 21% year-on-year, Fish Information & Services reported.

A study funded by Irelands Department of Agriculture has found that gene selection can cut 30% of cattle emissions, Irish Farmers Journal reported.

China has approved the safety of a gene-edited soybean, its first for the crop technology, with higher levels of oleic acid, World-Grain reported.