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Greek Agriculture Ministry approves €38.1 million in compensation for livestock farmers hit by disease outbreaks
Payments cover losses caused by sheep and goat pox, peste des petits ruminants (PPR), and foot-and-mouth disease, including mandatory culling and income losses during the first half of 2026
€3.6 million in compensation for 226 livestock farmers over sheep and goat pox outbreak
The compensation concerns animals that were culled as part of measures to eradicate the sheep and goat pox epidemic
Serres: Animal diseases wipe out 1/5 of the animals – Another 10,000 will be led to slaughter because of pox
More than 20,000 sheep and goats have already been put down in the Regional Unit of Serres in the last quarter
Sheep pox outbreak: Cases detected in 250 farms across Central Macedonia – 57,000 animals killed
Deputy Regional Governor of Central Macedonia: “We are facing a health crisis on the scale of the coronavirus pandemic. The sheep pox epidemic has taken on dramatic proportions, with previously unknown characteristics. One relates to the disease’s extreme transmissibility...”
Preventive measures against sheep and goat pox extended in Crete
The measures in force from October 1 to October 9, 2025, restrict the movement of sheep and goats for slaughter and breeding only within each Regional Unit
A lockdown is coming in the livestock sector: Smallpox in sheep and goats in 9+1 questions and answers
Authorities are rushing to impose measures while the disease has been ravaging herds for 14 months – A huge problem for farmers, who are being forced to abandon their profession – Implications for the national economy, as vaccination could threaten feta exports
