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Victoria, Australia has addressed concerns about the livestock compensation process if a foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak and stock standstill occurs.

Poultry producers in the Philippines have urged the countrys President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to take action on increased cases of smuggled chicken, as farmers are affected by declining prices now between PHP 92 (~US$1.62; PHP 10 = US$0.18) and PHP 112 (~US$1.97) per kg, The Manila Times reported.

Farmers in Barangay Santa Rosa, Laguna, the Philippines, are now producing their own animal feeds out of locally-available raw materials to save on production cost.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said as of the end of August 2022, Vietnams seafood exports to Russia reached more than US$94 million, 20% lower because the Russia-Ukraine conflict has delayed Vietnams seafood exports in the months of March and April, but there are encouraging signs ...

Egypts General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) has agreed to decided to replace a detained Ukrainian wheat shipment with a new 60,000-tonne cargo from the same supplier, Olam, cost and freight price of US$361.25 per tonne, Reuters.

The lifting of EU custom duties on Ukrainian goods led to a jump in poultry imports that mostly benefited one company, French poultry makers said, asking for the temporary move not to be renewed.

Breeding swine stocks in the European Union continue to contract, with a decrease of 0.8% projected for the United States and Mexico expected to surpass Canada and South Korea.

Moderate growth is projected for Latin Americas swine production in 2022, but exports from Brazil, Mexico and Chile will fall, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Spains pork exports decreased 24% between January and June this year, with a 50% drop in exports destined for China.

Namibia has resumed exporting live cattle to South Africa, following the lifting of the movement restriction imposed to control the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in South Africa, Xinhua News reported.