The Global Livestock Report

South Korea has reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) to the World Organization for Animal Health after nine months. The outbreak started on January 30, 2026, on a farm with 246 domestic cattle in Ganghwa County in the city of Incheon near the border with North Korea.

The slaughter of dairy breed cows declined 6% year on year in 2025 to 61,338 head, according to data from the National Milk Institute (Inale).

Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MinAF) published the 2026 Feeder Cattle Import Application and Evaluation Circular, authorizing the import of 500,000 male feeder cattle under a state-managed quota.

MEPs backed extra safeguards on Tuesday to prevent harm to Europe’s agriculture sector following trade liberalization with Mercosur countries, measure that was considered “unacceptable” by analysts in the South American block.

After declining in the last two months of 2025, stocks of imported beef in cold storage facilities in China posted a slight rebound in January, according to the index compiled by OIG+X.

Between February 18 and 20, INAC will participate in the Supermarkets Trade Show in Tokyo, one of the most relevant events in Japan and Asia for the supermarket and food and beverage retail sector. The fair is organized by the National Supermarket Association of Japan together with Congres Inc., and its 2025 edition gathered more than 77,300 visitors and over 3,600 exhibitors from 15 countries and regions, according to INAC.