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Sarawak, Malaysia, must be part of a regional network keeping tabs on aquaculture diseases in order to protect the local industry, said the Premier of Sarawak, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.

Rabobanks latest beef report for the third quarter noted that the global beef market remains strong, with most beef retail prices trending upward in the previous quarter.

Irish prime minister Michael Martin must make it clear to farmers where the government stands on the Mercosur trade agreement, one farm organisation said.

Brazils CONAB anticipated that the countrys 2022/23 grain and oilseed harvest would reach 308 million tonnes, due to positive performance and strong international demand for corn, soybean, rice, beans and cotton.

WorldFish had signed memorandums of understanding with Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to encourage and promote cooperation in research and knowledge transfer activities for the sustainable development of aquatic food systems between the respective organisations.

Layer Poultry Indonesia Breeders president Ki Musbar Mesdi said that the prices of eggs in Indonesia had increased significantly mainly due to breeders inability to meet demands.

Certified Irish Angus has launched on August 25 what it describes as "a new programme which will reward breeders with a bonus scheme".

Bangladesh is planning to import 500,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia at a price of US$430 per tonne, according to two government sources with direct knowledge of the situation on August 28, as Bangladesh struggles to secure supplies in the face of rising costs, Channel News Asia reported.

Artec Aqua, a Norwegian based turnkey supplier for onshore aquaculture, has signed a £150 million-plus (US$175.1 million) deal to build a large land-based salmon farm in Iceland.

Exports of beef and related meat products from Botswana have been suspended as authorities in the country investigate a possible food-and-mouth disease outbreak, Bloomberg reported.