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Austrias pig inventory, as of December 2022, was 2.65 million head.

The chair of the Food Vision Beef and Sheep Group, Prof. Thia Hennessy, believes it will be "very challenging" for the agriculture sector to meet climate targets without reducing the suckler herd.

The first seven weeks of 2023 has seen a strong start to Irelands calf export numbers, with just over 13,000 calves exported as of February 19.

Financial services organisation StoneX has forecast a record soybean crop for Brazil for the 2022/23 season at 154.663 million tonnes, and for corn at another record of 130.61 million tonnes, Nasdaq reported.

Thousands of participants from the feed, meat and aquaculture industries worldwide will be meeting on March 8-10 at VIV Asia 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Cargill has announced it will donate US$500,000 towards the University of Idahos new research hub, the Idaho Centre for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (CAFE), Big Country News reported.

French farmers are hoping Chinas reopening — after it lifted many of its COVID-19 measures — will also unlock more trade in pork and beef exports.

Underlining the importance of the development of agriculture in Cambodia as well as the role of dairy and dairy products in the food chain, the countrys Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF), Dith Tina, paid a visit to Kirisu Farm on February 24.

Two US senators have renewed calls for a suspension of US beef imports from Brazil until regulators can conduct a "systemic review of the commoditys impacts on food safety and animal health."

Covantis announced on February 27 the launch of its platform in Argentina and Uruguay, increasing the number of markets and commodities available in the platform.