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INVE Aquaculture, a Benchmark company, has joined the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP), an industry-leading initiative created to transform the future of shrimp aquaculture.

The World Organisation for Animal Health said Algeria has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu at a poultry farm north of the country, with 35,800 birds killed due to the virus, The National reported.

Norways Finance Minister, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, remained defiant on October 6 as he prepared to deliver his first national budget which will impose extra costs worth billions of krone on the countrys larger salmon and trout farmers.

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said they have received an official notification from Malaysias Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) that Malaysia will lift its ban on live broiler chicken exports from October 11, The Straits Times reported.

The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, has announced a change in the 10 semi-finalist teams in the 2023 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it has detected highly pathogenic bird flu among breeding chickens in Arkansas state, US, expanding the outbreak of the virus in the key southern poultry producing region, Reuters reported.

Australias beef exports to all markets fell sharply in September, under the accumulated impact of processing delays caused by wet weather logistics problems, persistent labour shortages and the underlying scarcity of slaughter cattle due to post-drought herd recovery.

Brazils Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) has recently presented its Contingency Plan for African Swine Fever outlining procedures for the containment and eradication of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks.

The Latin American Summit for Fisheries and Aquaculture Sustainability will take place on October 12-14 in Puerto Varas, Chile.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said the country exported US$2.8 billion worth of marine products between January to August 2022, 33% higher compared to the same period last year, Fish Information & Services reported.