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.

Waitrose and Kazakhstan are taking very different paths to change how meat reaches our plates—one through higher welfare, the other through food security.

Analyzing a major UK meat acquisition, the reopening of a key poultry trade route, and a disease-driven crisis in the Spanish lamb market.

Analysing a major NZ acquisition bid, surging premium beef demand in South Africa, and a strategic plant-based consolidation in Europe.

Bosnia's import gap widens, the UK strengthens EU lamb ties, and US cattle markets cool.

A potential extension of price caps on staple foods in Romania is causing tension. UK meat production drops in August, and New Zealand's red meat sector is looking at a positive forecast.

Bulgarian meat/dairy prices edge higher, Romania reports a smaller pig herd, EU pork voices respond to China’s tariffs, and new data highlights the UK poultry sector’s economic heft.

Clear overview of European meat prices in August 2025, converted to €/kg, showing lowest and highest prices by country and changes compared to July.