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.
Egg producers in the Philippines confirmed in late-April that their production has dropped by 20% due to the culling of at least 10 million chicken layers amid the bird flu outbreak.
Vietnam s pangasius exports fell by 35% to US$422 million in Q1 2023, compared to the same period in 2022 due to a decrease in demand and import prices caused by global food inflation and high inventories, Fish Information & Services reported.
The Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking up to US$30 million in funding from the World Bank to improve measures for the prevention of animal diseases.