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AB Vista will be joining experts from across the animal agriculture industry at Eurotier held in Hanover, Germany, this month, to discuss the latest developments and challenges facing the sector and to outline the companys strategies for solving todays problems and working towards a more efficient, sustainable future ...

Annuar Musa, Malaysias anti-inflation task force chairman, said the subsidy for chicken egg output has been increased to MYR 0.10 (~US$0.021; MYR 1 = US$0.21) effective immediately, Free Malaysia Today reported.

Nigerias Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has intensified its effort to address transboundary animal disease in its bid to improve animal production and productivity for sustainable livestock development in the country.

The Pakistan government has approved an agreement to import 300,000 tonnes of Russian wheat worth about US$112 million to make up for a domestic shortage of the commodity, Al Jazeera reported.

The government of Argentina is expected to announce measures, possibly within days, that will allow wheat exporters to postpone agreed-upon shipments, following a severe drought that devastated the crop and caused concern about the domestic supply, Reuters reported.

Prominent Matabeleland South poultry farmer Peter Cunningham challenged the government of Zimbabwe to support poultry projects in the country.

Officially opened this month in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Skretting Aquaculture lnnovation (AI) Guayas Research Station is the latest investment made by Skretting.

Analysts said Brazil is expected to purchase wheat from the US, Canada, and Russia as neighbouring Argentinas crop failure has decreased output and affected its ability to export, BusinessWorld reported.

Victor Suarez, Mexicos Deputy Agriculture Minister said the countrys upcoming 2024 ban on genetically modified (GM) corn will go ahead, as the nation considers direct agreements with American, Argentinian, and Brazilian farmers to secure imports of non-GM corn, US News reported.

Botswanas President Mokgweetsi Masisi said the nation will slaughter at least 10,000 cattle northeast of the country to stop the spread of food-and-mouth disease, Xinhua News reported.