Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have successfully grown meat in zero gravity, marking a historic milestone that could redefine food production on Earth—and beyond.

China’s company-specific tariffs leave EU pork exporters scrambling for alternative buyers as prices fall and trade diplomacy stalls.

The European Parliament’s vote to ban meat-related names like “burger” and “steak” for plant-based products has ignited a fierce debate between farmers, green advocates, and food industry giants.

Brazil’s booming beef exports, a proposed one-year delay to the EU’s deforestation law, and the early slowdown of Australia’s live sheep trade shape this week’s market outlook.

Once considered a humble snack, pork cracklings (čvarci) have now become a luxury in Croatia, with prices hitting record highs and farmers on the brink of collapse.

With bird migration season underway, European poultry farmers are being urged to strengthen biosecurity and prepare for avian flu outbreaks.

Beyond Meat’s latest debt swap move may buy time, but investors see little hope for a true turnaround.

Bluetongue virus (BTV) is surging across Europe in autumn 2025, with BTV-3 entrenched in northern and central regions and BTV-8 expanding rapidly into the Balkans and even the UK.

In September 2025, Poland confirmed outbreaks of avian influenza, African swine fever, and bluetongue, forcing culling measures, trade restrictions, and loss of disease-free status.

The UK is boosting pork exports by building stronger trade links with Vietnam.

New ASF pressure in Estonia, softer EU prices, and a major UK retailer welfare shift—what it means for buyers, suppliers, and processors.

Disease pressure in CEE and mixed supply trends—here’s what it means for processors, traders and retailers this week.