Asia Pacific | Boost for Beef ExportsA trade liberalizing agreement with Thai...

Asia Pacific

Boost for Beef Exports
A trade liberalizing agreement with Thailand will lift beef exports from New Zealand.

Middle East Trade Shift
Australia meat processors are concerned about a drop in carcass trade with the Middle East.

USA

GUEST COMMENTARY: AMI clarifies goal of BSE prevention measures
News that a framework for resolving stalled beef trade between the U.S. and Japan arrived like a good rain after a long drought. While containers of beef aren't yet being loaded onto Asian-bound ships, the news is a sign of hope for a positive resolution.

Industry posts major decline in E. coli O157:H7 infections
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control shows significant declines in the numbers of infections from foodborne pathogens from 1996 to 2003, including a 36 percent drop in E. coli O157:H7 infections.

USDA changes reporting of broiler feed costs and market price indices
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service has announced it will now calculate and publish broiler feed costs and market price indices instead of actual net returns, which have been reported in cents per pound for more than 25 years.

Asia Pacific

Boost for Beef Exports
A trade liberalizing agreement with Thailand will lift beef exports from New Zealand.

Middle East Trade Shift
Australia meat processors are concerned about a drop in carcass trade with the Middle East.

USA

GUEST COMMENTARY: AMI clarifies goal of BSE prevention measures
News that a framework for resolving stalled beef trade between the U.S. and Japan arrived like a good rain after a long drought. While containers of beef aren't yet being loaded onto Asian-bound ships, the news is a sign of hope for a positive resolution.

Industry posts major decline in E. coli O157:H7 infections
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control shows significant declines in the numbers of infections from foodborne pathogens from 1996 to 2003, including a 36 percent drop in E. coli O157:H7 infections.

USDA changes reporting of broiler feed costs and market price indices
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service has announced it will now calculate and publish broiler feed costs and market price indices instead of actual net returns, which have been reported in cents per pound for more than 25 years.