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Asia Pacific

Beef management seminar planned 
A beef forum next month will focus on helping cattle ranchers remain profitable through proper management.

Japan, U.S. open talks
Agricultural representatives from the United States and Japan opened a two-day meeting in Tokyo Wednesday, with Chuck Lambert, under secretary for marketing and regulatory products, delivering a full report of USDA's inspection of 37 plants that wish to export beef to Japan.

Japan won't decide yet on resuming beef trade
Japan is unlikely to decide when to resume U.S. beef imports during technical-level talks between the two governments this week despite Washington's hopes for an answer, a Japanese official said.

Hong Kong finds bones in U.S. beef
According to the Hong Kong government, the bones were reportedly found in beef products recently imported from Harris Ranch Beef Co., Selma, Calif.

Foot-and-mouth disease rocks Vietnam
Foot-and-mouth disease has spread to 30 of Vietnam's 64 provinces and cities in recent weeks, the country's agriculture ministry said in an online report.

USA

Chicago urged to reject packaging ban
The American Meat Institute’s Mark Dopp presents the facts on the safety of low-oxygen modified atmosphere packaging that uses minute levels of carbon monoxide to the Chicago City Council.

U.S. pork production expected to increase 2.3 percent in 2007
The U.S. pork sector is expected to produce about 21.7 billion pounds of pork next year, about 2 percent more than the 2006 forecast production. The most important sources of the anticipated production increase next year include larger imports of Canadian swine--of which a greater proportion will likely be small animals for finishing in the United States--higher litter rates from a largely stable U.S. breeding herd, and higher average dressed weights.

Asia Pacific

Beef management seminar planned 
A beef forum next month will focus on helping cattle ranchers remain profitable through proper management.

Japan, U.S. open talks
Agricultural representatives from the United States and Japan opened a two-day meeting in Tokyo Wednesday, with Chuck Lambert, under secretary for marketing and regulatory products, delivering a full report of USDA's inspection of 37 plants that wish to export beef to Japan.

Japan won't decide yet on resuming beef trade
Japan is unlikely to decide when to resume U.S. beef imports during technical-level talks between the two governments this week despite Washington's hopes for an answer, a Japanese official said.

Hong Kong finds bones in U.S. beef
According to the Hong Kong government, the bones were reportedly found in beef products recently imported from Harris Ranch Beef Co., Selma, Calif.

Foot-and-mouth disease rocks Vietnam
Foot-and-mouth disease has spread to 30 of Vietnam's 64 provinces and cities in recent weeks, the country's agriculture ministry said in an online report.

USA

Chicago urged to reject packaging ban
The American Meat Institute’s Mark Dopp presents the facts on the safety of low-oxygen modified atmosphere packaging that uses minute levels of carbon monoxide to the Chicago City Council.

U.S. pork production expected to increase 2.3 percent in 2007
The U.S. pork sector is expected to produce about 21.7 billion pounds of pork next year, about 2 percent more than the 2006 forecast production. The most important sources of the anticipated production increase next year include larger imports of Canadian swine--of which a greater proportion will likely be small animals for finishing in the United States--higher litter rates from a largely stable U.S. breeding herd, and higher average dressed weights.