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Asia Pacific
Australian beef exporters try to win back Japan market share
Meat and Livestock Australia [MLA] said today 37 beef exporters would spend A$4 million (US$2.23 million) and another A$2 million (US$1.12 million) would come from processors for a campaign to address a 44 per cent slump in their share of the lucrative Japanese market.
More Cattle Deaths Prompt Export Ban
The Federal Government has announced it will ban exports of live bos taurus cattle from southern Australia - Audio
Europe
EU farm reform plans provoke mixed reactions
Agriculture ministers from across the European Union (EU) have their first chance on Monday to debate radical proposals for reforming the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Germans shut farms for tainted feed checks
HAMBURG, July 16 (Reuters) - Some 332 German farms were closed by authorities on Tuesday because of fears they have received imported animal feed tainted with a banned growth hormone, officials said.
UK: Government report calls for vaccination if foot and mouth returns
A report commissioned by the UK government has called for vaccination to be the linchpin of a strategy to curb any future outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
CJD Concerns in Switzerland
Fears that BSE could have triggered a new strain of CJD.
USA
Govt defends beef quota after US criticism
The Federal Government has defended its new beef quota allocations to the United States after criticism from US producers.
USDA: Farm Bill Work Continues
In a press briefing last week, USDA officials reviewed some program changes included in the new farm bill, discussed the difficulty of implementing the new bill and responded to questions regarding current ag issues. But, they still had very little specific information regarding how exactly producers would go about proving acreage and yields for updating program bases.
USDA Announces Hamburger Recall
Carneco Foods LLC of Columbus, Neb., is voluntarily recalling about 131,000 pounds of frozen ground beef patties that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the second hamburger recall in the past month.
Florida Store Recalls Ground Beef For Possible E. coli O157-H7
Publix Supermarket Incorporated, Store # 785, a retail store located at 4141 N. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton, Fla., is voluntarily recalling approximately 110 pounds of fresh ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
Bush Outlines Anti-Terror Strategy to Protect U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush on Tuesday laid out a strategy to protect America from terrorism that includes using the U.S. military to enforce quarantines during a biological attack and 'red teams' of agents thinking like terrorists to pinpoint weaknesses. 'Protecting Americans from attack is our most urgent national priority,' Bush said in his long-awaited roll-out of a national homeland security strategy he ordered in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
Senate Packer Ownership Hearing Today
The Senate Ag Committee this morning will begin hearing testimony for their hearing on packer ownership of livestock and enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act.
Farmland posts $190 million 3rd-quarter loss, but beef, pork earnings up
Kansas City, Mo.-based Farmland Industries reported a net loss for the fiscal third quarter ended May 31 of $189.5 million, which included $127.5 million in pre-tax restructuring and reorganization charges and losses from discontinued operations, according to a news release.
U.S. to speed meat reports
The federal agency that inspects meat said Monday it will begin telling companies immediately that their product might contain deadly E. coli bacteria rather than waiting for test results that could trigger a recall.