Germany is once again completely free of foot-and-mouth disease
As the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) announced on April 14, 2025, in a letter to associations, the WOAH has now also approved Germany's application for recognition of the regained FMD-free status for the containment zone in Brandenburg and Berlin. This means that all trade restrictions are lifted for this containment zone, which was established around the outbreak farm, and the free movement of animals and goods can resume without restrictions. At the same time, the WOAH status of FMD-free without vaccination has been reinstated for all of Germany since April 14, 2025.
Brandenburg's Minister of Agriculture, Hanka Mittelstädt, described the WOAH recognition as positive news for all livestock farmers in Brandenburg and throughout Germany in a press release. This success is the result of proven crisis management and consistent animal disease control. Despite this extremely positive development, Mittelstädt warned of the ongoing risk of a renewed infiltration of the animal disease - particularly through travel, food or animal transport. This risk has increased particularly due to the outbreaks in Slovakia and Hungary. The minister therefore appealed to livestock farmers to strictly adhere to biosecurity measures. Furthermore, farmers who employ staff from regions affected by FMD should ensure that they do not bring any food of animal origin with them.
In terms of volume, shipments totaled 475.9 thousand tons in April , a volume close to ...
March beef exports totaled 109,330 metric tons (mt), up 1% from a year ago, while export valu...
For Scotland to bridge this gap, this equates to around an additional 22,000 tonnes of beef,...
