FAM STUMABO USA highlights hygienic design in pulled meat processing
The Yuran Hytec 300 can process both hot and cold products while maintaining consistent fiber separation and minimizing mechanical stress.
Greek island confirms FMD in sheep and cattle
The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has confirmed Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) on a mixed cattle and sheep farm on the island of Lesvos, Greece. As pigs are susceptible for…
Inside Spain’s ASF crisis: how a top lab became the centre of a virus outbreak
In November 2025, Europe’s largest pig producing country, Spain, discovered the ASF virus in its wild boar population. Research lab IRTA-CReSA, located close to Barcelona, found itself in the middle…
Russian pig farmers feel effects of poultry imports from China
Pork prices in Russia have fallen sharply over the past few months as meat processors have increasingly switched to affordable poultry fillet imported from China. Industry groups warn that average…
ASF Spain: Outbreaks in wild boar enter Barcelona
The outbreaks in the wild boar population of northern Spain have now also been found in the comarca (district) of Barcelona. In the latest update, 11 new cases were reported,…
Europe’s pig slaughter continues a modest increase
The 27 member states of the European Union slaughtered 227 million pigs in the whole of 2025. That is an increase of over 5 million pigs when compared to 2024…
Pig farms facing higher energy costs due to Middle East war
The recent war between Iran, Israel, and the United States may not directly affect swine farms, but producers worldwide will feel indirect effects — mainly due to sharply rising energy…
Westfleisch: Research to reduce the carbon footprint of pork
German meat processor Westfleisch has launched a 3-year research project, called InnovationPork, to reduce the carbon footprint of pig production. Wilhelm Uffelmann, chairman of the cooperative’s board, announced this during…
French feed production up 1.1%, despite lower demand for pig feed
French animal feed production modestly grew in 2025, reaching 18.88 million tons – a 1.1% year-on-year increase. Those data were shared by the French National Union of the Animal Nutrition…
ASF Germany: 4 routes how virus can escape fenced zones
In the past 2 weeks, several wild boar infected with ASF have been found outside the core zone in North Rhine Westphalia state. Despite fencing, the virus has managed to…