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Argentinas pig slaughter and pork production last year reached record levels, according to the countrys Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.

Vietnam is one of the countries with the largest total poultry population in the world, with up to 551.4 million heads being raised across the country in the first quarter of this year, a year-on-year rise of 2.4%, VNA reported.

With the first halal-certified Hanwoo beef exports from South Korea to Malaysia starting next month, bilateral trade between the two countries is expected to increase, and this is expected to spur the republics export expansion to more Muslim-majority countries.

Leading corn importer China may cancel more grain purchases from the US because it can buy more cheaply from Brazil, and some local swine feed producers are replacing corn with wheat, Taipei Times reported.

A new guide has been launched to help South Australian cattle producers take action when faced with common cattle diseases and conditions.

Small and medium-sized meat and poultry processors in Minnesota, the United States, can apply for loans through the states Rural Finance Authority.

Nine US universities recently participated in the 74th USPOULTRY Foundation Ted Cameron National Poultry Judging Contest, held at Louisiana State University in the United States.

The Aquaculture Stewardship Councils (ASC) new feed mill standard represents a big step for the organisation, according to ASC Feed Standard Senior Coordinator Alexandra Warrington.

A new two-year appropriations budget adopted by the General Assembly of Indiana, the United States, on April 28 contains good news for the Purdue University Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL), the universitys College of Veterinary Medicine said.

A variety of factors continue to tighten margins for US pork producers — and one of these challenges is an extended period of high grain prices, according to Josh Maschhoff, director of the Illinois Pork Producers Association.