AfricaExports to Resume Zimbabwe forecasts that beef exports could soon resta...

Africa

Exports to Resume
Zimbabwe forecasts that beef exports could soon restart.

Asia Pacific

Australian beef now king in Japan
With a 44 percent market share in the Japanese market, Australian beef has now surpassed domestic beef in market share.

JSR Genetics sign new Japanese agreement
Following an expansion in breeding stock sales in Japan and business structural changes, a new agreement has been signed between JSR Genetics and the Marubeni-Nisshin Feed Co (MNFC) for the supply of genetically-advanced breeding pigs through to 2008.

Europe

Dutch pork exports higher
The year 2004 was a growth year for the Dutch pig industry. The size of the national pig herd increased, as did pigmeat exports and the number of pigs slaughtered.

Brazilian pork exports up 40 percent
Brazil‘s 2004 pork exports rose 40 percent compared with 2003 to a record $774 million, according to figures out Monday from the Brazilian Pork Packaging and Export Association (Abipecs).

Americas

Canada mad cow probe traces two more animals to U.S.
Inspectors have traced two more cows from an Alberta dairy herd to the United States in their investigation into the country's second home-grown case of mad cow disease, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Monday.

Canada to turn over feed records
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency will make all of its compliance records concerning Canadian cattle feed producers available to Canadian and U.S. investigators.

USA

NCBA reminds consumers of health value of lean beef
The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans released by USDA offer an important message for good health, says a representative of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA).

Swift wants Canadian border open
Swift & Co. has reported a decline in its earnings for its second fiscal 2005 period, saying continued outstanding performance at its Australian beef business helped partially offset continued problems in its U.S. beef business due to the situation surrounding BSE.

Africa

Exports to Resume
Zimbabwe forecasts that beef exports could soon restart.

Asia Pacific

Australian beef now king in Japan
With a 44 percent market share in the Japanese market, Australian beef has now surpassed domestic beef in market share.

JSR Genetics sign new Japanese agreement
Following an expansion in breeding stock sales in Japan and business structural changes, a new agreement has been signed between JSR Genetics and the Marubeni-Nisshin Feed Co (MNFC) for the supply of genetically-advanced breeding pigs through to 2008.

Europe

Dutch pork exports higher
The year 2004 was a growth year for the Dutch pig industry. The size of the national pig herd increased, as did pigmeat exports and the number of pigs slaughtered.

Brazilian pork exports up 40 percent
Brazil‘s 2004 pork exports rose 40 percent compared with 2003 to a record $774 million, according to figures out Monday from the Brazilian Pork Packaging and Export Association (Abipecs).

Americas

Canada mad cow probe traces two more animals to U.S.
Inspectors have traced two more cows from an Alberta dairy herd to the United States in their investigation into the country's second home-grown case of mad cow disease, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Monday.

Canada to turn over feed records
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency will make all of its compliance records concerning Canadian cattle feed producers available to Canadian and U.S. investigators.

USA

NCBA reminds consumers of health value of lean beef
The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans released by USDA offer an important message for good health, says a representative of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA).

Swift wants Canadian border open
Swift & Co. has reported a decline in its earnings for its second fiscal 2005 period, saying continued outstanding performance at its Australian beef business helped partially offset continued problems in its U.S. beef business due to the situation surrounding BSE.