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Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia have temporarily banned imports of grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine.

Vietnams tuna export turnover in March 2023 reached over US$72 million, marking a 31% decline compared to the same period last year, as total tuna exports from Vietnam reached over US$180 million in the first three months of the year, down by 30% from Q1 2022, Fish Information & Services reported.

Analysts and traders say Brazilian soybean port premiums have fallen to historical lows in recent days due to lower Chinese demand, while the country harvests a record crop.

South Koreas Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs have announced several new measures to increase control of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, as new cases are being detected on farms in the country, WATTPoultry reported.

Singapore has stopped imports of live swine from Pulau Bulan, Indonesia, after African swine fever was detected in a recent shipment, The Straits Times reported.

Fonterra is continuing to progress its decarbonisation work with the announcement of another site transitioning from coal and the installation of a heat pump and solar thermal system.

Just one cobalt salt additive out of a potential five sources is going through the reauthorization process in the EU.

Livestock groups in Canada are hailing the countrys pledge to set up a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank.

A recent report from the US Meat and Export Federation (USMEF) showed that US pork exports to Mexico declined slightly in February 2023, but remained well above levels last year, The Pig Site reported.

The European Union and Kenyan government have jointly funded a KSH 5 million (~US$37,000; KSH 100 = US$0.74) poultry centre project, which aims to breed new climate-smart chickens for the region, Farmers Review Africa reported.