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All measures implemented — following the detection of African swine fever (ASF) months earlier on a pig farm — were lifted in the municipality of Emsbüren, district of Emsland (Lower Saxony), Germany.

The government of Barbados has signaled that it is not in favour of providing any further subsidies to its agriculture industry as public officials work on a strategy to assist struggling farmers facing a possible increase in feed costs.

An industry group in the Philippines is pushing for the development of strong border control in the country to prevent the smuggling of agricultural products.

Perstorp announced on October 12 that it has been acquired by PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), Malaysia´s leading integrated chemicals provider and part of PETRONAS Group, on October 1.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said seafood exports in September 2022 were worth over US$850 million, reaching US$8.5 billion by the end of Q3 2022, 38% higher compared to the same period year-on-year, Fish Information & Services reported.

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) said the declining egg supply in the country was due to low production in the industry and rising input costs, News Agency of Nigeria reported.

Chinese vaccine technology has driven Pakistans export of livestock products, according to a recent report published by Gwadar Pro.

New Zealands greenhouse gasses tax on cattle and sheep burping and peeing, a worlds first to tackle climate change, will come into force in 2025 but farmers in the country have criticised the proposal, Al Jazeera News reported.

Hauge Aquas innovative aquaculture closed-containment system called "The Egg" reached a milestone as it took its first cohort of 50,000 salmon smolts at 150g each, Fish Information & Services reported.

The FranceAgriMer farm office, raised its forecast for French wheat exports outside the European Union by 15% up compared to last season, but said sales will hinge on whether a Ukrainian grain export corridor is extended, Reuters reported.