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Asia Pacific

Beef Boost in Korea
Korean hypermarkets expand range of imported beef despite fall in imports last month as Mexico enters the market.

Americas

Canada, U.S. mad cow cases likely linked to feed
MONTREAL, March 19 (Reuters) - Two cases of mad cow disease, one in Canada and one in the United States, were probably caused by contaminated feed, a Canadian government agency said on Friday.

Canada plans $750 mln mad cow aid for beef farmers
OTTAWA, March 20 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin plans to announce C$1 billion ($750 million) in immediate new aid for the beef industry, hard hit by the mad cow crisis, a senior government source said on Saturday.

BSE Feed Source Tracked
Canada’s food safety agency says the U.S. cow infected with BSE was likely fed ruminant protein in Canada.

Europe

UK to test some imported cows to stem brucellosis
LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - Britain is to test cows imported into southwest England from overseas in an attempt to halt the spread of brucellosis, a highly infectious cattle disease that can be passed to humans, government officials said on Monday.

Deal Boosts Lamb Imports
Belgian supermarket signs an agreement to import more English and Welsh lamb.

USA

Swift announces additional layoffs
Faced with continuing shortages of cattle resulting from the closure of the United States' border with Canada, Swift & Company's beef processing plant in Nampa, Idaho, has laid-off 84 of the plant's more than 560 employees.

Asia Pacific

Beef Boost in Korea
Korean hypermarkets expand range of imported beef despite fall in imports last month as Mexico enters the market.

Americas

Canada, U.S. mad cow cases likely linked to feed
MONTREAL, March 19 (Reuters) - Two cases of mad cow disease, one in Canada and one in the United States, were probably caused by contaminated feed, a Canadian government agency said on Friday.

Canada plans $750 mln mad cow aid for beef farmers
OTTAWA, March 20 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin plans to announce C$1 billion ($750 million) in immediate new aid for the beef industry, hard hit by the mad cow crisis, a senior government source said on Saturday.

BSE Feed Source Tracked
Canada’s food safety agency says the U.S. cow infected with BSE was likely fed ruminant protein in Canada.

Europe

UK to test some imported cows to stem brucellosis
LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - Britain is to test cows imported into southwest England from overseas in an attempt to halt the spread of brucellosis, a highly infectious cattle disease that can be passed to humans, government officials said on Monday.

Deal Boosts Lamb Imports
Belgian supermarket signs an agreement to import more English and Welsh lamb.

USA

Swift announces additional layoffs
Faced with continuing shortages of cattle resulting from the closure of the United States' border with Canada, Swift & Company's beef processing plant in Nampa, Idaho, has laid-off 84 of the plant's more than 560 employees.