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Last Friday, January 10, the first case of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany in 37 years was confirmed, detected in a herd of buffalo in the Brandenburg region. Faced with this situation, the European Commission, in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, adopted urgent measures to prevent the spread of the disease and minimize the impact on internal trade within the European Union, as well as to prevent unjustified trade restrictions by from third countries, publishing Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/87 in the OJEU. Given the seriousness of the epidemiological situation, these measures were applied immediately, without waiting for the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals and Food for Human and Animal Consumption. Furthermore, the duration of these specific zones was defined and included in the annex to the decision. Protection zone: includes the zones of the Brandenburg region located within a circle with a radius of 3 kilometers, centered on the coordinates ETRS89: Lat. 52.

Germany confirmed on Friday (10) the first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in almost 40 years, detected in a herd of buffaloes on the outskirts of Berlin. According to the website Deustche Welle, three animals died due to the disease in Hönow, in the eastern state of Brandenburg. Foot-and-mouth disease, which affects cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, causes fever and blisters in the mouths of infected animals. Authorities reported that containment measures have been implemented, including the slaughter of affected animals. In addition, a 3-kilometer exclusion zone and a 10-kilometer monitoring zone have been established around the site. According to the German Federal Institute for Animal Health (FLI), the last cases of foot-and-mouth disease in the country had been recorded in 1988. Currently, all countries in the European Union are considered free of the disease. The German Ministry of Agriculture is investigating the origin of the infection. During a press conference

The European Union's dairy industry is facing tight profit margins due to high production costs and low prices, according to a recent survey by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Meanwhile, the difficulties that animal disease outbreaks and strict regulations have brought to European producers are expected to continue to act as a brake in the new year. As stated in the relevant report, the cost of milk reached its highest price in 2022, and after a decline in 2023, this year it showed weak signs of recovery. However, the sector, especially in Western Europe, faces significant problems that are slowing down the productive "forces" of the region, such as strict environmental legislation and the outbreak of various epidemics. More specifically, in the Netherlands, the loss of the ability to exceptionally use large quantities of manure on pastures led many farmers to slaughter a significant part of their herds. On the other hand, in Ireland, the reduced possibility of applying the derogation for nitrates prompted many farmers to shrink their cattle herds, in order to maintain their dairy animals. The difficulties, of course, include the epidemics of bluetongue type BTV-3, mainly in Northwestern Europe (Northern France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark), and epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD), which has made its presence felt to a large extent in Spain and France. Although the symptoms of these two diseases are relatively mild in cows, the infections in general often lead to a temporary decrease in milk production, fertility problems, and an increased mortality rate. This is consistent with the relatively low calf/cow ratio and the large losses in 2023, which are expected to continue in both 2024 and 2025, compared to 2022.