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Asia Pacific
Asia's live hog & pork price update
Prices of live hogs and pork in Asia were mostly up during the week ended December 1.
Biosecurity In Australia
An independent agency is established in Australia to create biosecurity controls on animal, food, and plant imports.
South Australian bid to boost beef production
Queensland's mantle as the biggest beef state may be under threat.
Europe
Britain to change rules regarding older cattle
Cattle over 30 months of age will be allowed back in the food chain next year, as Great Britain substitutes a "robust" bovine spongiform encephalopathy testing regime for its "Over Thirty Month" rule. British farmers cheered the news.
Dutch Bestmeat eyes expansion into Denmark
Dutch Bestmeat, the EU's second-largest meatpacker, is rumored to be moving into the Danish market with the purchase of a large plant.
Phasing-out of meat ban marks end of BSE crisis
The ban on meat from cattle aged 30 months or older is to be phased out, a year and a half after Government advisers declared that the risk to the public from the BSE was negligible.
Pig producers hit by EU imports
Pigmeat Imports are still rising at the expense of home-fed pork production, according to the latest figures from DEFRA.
USA
State Beef Checkoff would compensate for lack of national level program
With the national Beef Checkoff still in the midst of litigation, state cattle associations like Ohio are preparing for the worst, even though they don't expect it, says Elizabeth Harsh, executive director of the Ohio Cattlemen's Association.
Maximize quality & value of cull cows
Evidence suggests low-maintenance cows are not only cheaper to run, but also produce more profitable calves.
North Dakota State decides against slaughterhouse
North Dakota State University has dropped plans to build a beef slaughterhouse and research facility in near the stockyards in West Fargo, N.D.
Asia Pacific
Asia's live hog & pork price update
Prices of live hogs and pork in Asia were mostly up during the week ended December 1.
Biosecurity In Australia
An independent agency is established in Australia to create biosecurity controls on animal, food, and plant imports.
South Australian bid to boost beef production
Queensland's mantle as the biggest beef state may be under threat.
Europe
Britain to change rules regarding older cattle
Cattle over 30 months of age will be allowed back in the food chain next year, as Great Britain substitutes a "robust" bovine spongiform encephalopathy testing regime for its "Over Thirty Month" rule. British farmers cheered the news.
Dutch Bestmeat eyes expansion into Denmark
Dutch Bestmeat, the EU's second-largest meatpacker, is rumored to be moving into the Danish market with the purchase of a large plant.
Phasing-out of meat ban marks end of BSE crisis
The ban on meat from cattle aged 30 months or older is to be phased out, a year and a half after Government advisers declared that the risk to the public from the BSE was negligible.
Pig producers hit by EU imports
Pigmeat Imports are still rising at the expense of home-fed pork production, according to the latest figures from DEFRA.
USA
State Beef Checkoff would compensate for lack of national level program
With the national Beef Checkoff still in the midst of litigation, state cattle associations like Ohio are preparing for the worst, even though they don't expect it, says Elizabeth Harsh, executive director of the Ohio Cattlemen's Association.
Maximize quality & value of cull cows
Evidence suggests low-maintenance cows are not only cheaper to run, but also produce more profitable calves.
North Dakota State decides against slaughterhouse
North Dakota State University has dropped plans to build a beef slaughterhouse and research facility in near the stockyards in West Fargo, N.D.