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Irish cattle slaughter down 5.4% in eight months, but August kill jumps 21%
CSO figures show 1.1 million cattle slaughtered from January to August, sheep down 3.4% and pigs up 4%, with weekly factory supplies now above last year.
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LivestockEU chicken output forecast to grow 2% in 2027 as Brazilian imports are banned
A USDA Foreign Agricultural Service report expects demand and the EU's ban on Brazilian chicken, in force since 3 September, to lift production after 3.4% growth in 2026.
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Namibia halts livestock movement and trade after foot-and-mouth outbreak
The disease was found on a commercial farm in the Kharas Region, inside the country's internationally recognised FMD-free zone, bordering outbreak-hit South Africa.
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FAO warns of long recovery for Nepal farmers after August floods
Flash floods and landslides damaged about 1,800 hectares of farmland, mostly paddy near harvest, and killed 5–10% of livestock in eleven municipalities.
Market ManagementBrazil's beef exports to China plunge 80% as Beijing's quota nears its limit
Shipments to China fell to 16,136 tonnes in August, and China's share of Brazil's beef exports dropped from 32.1% to 7.1%, Cepea and Secex data show.
LivestockUS reopens Santa Teresa port to Mexican cattle despite screwworm
The border crossing that handled about 43% of cattle imports will take 750 to 1,600 head a day under treatment rules, but experts say beef prices will not fall soon.
LivestockScottish pilot gives livestock farms yearly antibiotic-use reports
Fifteen vet practices produce standardised antimicrobial use reports for cattle and sheep clients, and early results suggest use is lower than expected.
LivestockA 200,000-head Nebraska feedyard runs its feedmill with one worker
Blackshirt Feeders' greenfield yard, presented at BeefEx 2026, uses roller-compacted concrete pens and cost about US$1,250 per head of capacity to build.
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Australian feedlots warn Canberra that running out of fuel is a food-security risk
At BeefEx 2026, lotfeeders recalled fuel deliveries halting during the Strait of Hormuz closure and urged peacetime plans for access to fuel and inputs.
EnvironmentFonterra says its own 2030 emissions cut is in the capital plan; the farm one is harder
Fonterra's chair and chief executive told the co-operative's annual result that the 2030 targets for its factories are funded and on track, while the on-farm goal depends on technologies that have yet to clear regulators.
LivestockWelfare groups say South African ostrich farms pluck feathers from live birds
A World Animal Protection and Collective Fashion Justice investigation, 'Blood Feathers', links farms supplying luxury and fast-fashion brands to painful plucking.
LivestockNew vet guidance makes farmers prove each cow needs dry-off antibiotics
Veterinary Council guidance coming into force next year will require cow-by-cow evidence for antibiotic dry cow therapy, and in-line milk sensors are emerging as the record that supplies it.
LivestockDaulatpur anthrax cases reach 47 in 23 days as sick cattle are slaughtered
At least 47 people have been treated for anthrax at the Daulatpur upazila health complex in Kushtia in the first 23 days of September, most of them after slaughtering sick cattle or handling raw meat.