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Asia Pacific

 

China unveils bailout package for farmers' banks

China unveiled plans on Thursday to bail out thousands of debt-laden rural credit cooperatives to help hard-pressed farmers and shore up the lagging rural economy.

 

Japanese Beef Imports Jump
Australia has increased its beef exports to Japan by 280 percent.

 

Americas

 

Canada seeks ease of '30 month' rule
Canadian officials have asked the Agriculture Department to ease the recently imposed, BSE-inspired stringent slaughter rules in order to facilitate the export of Canadian beef, but that pitch has so far gone unheeded.

 

Canada: Anthrax Discovered in Cattle Herd in Manitoba
An outbreak of anthrax has been discovered in a cattle herd in southern Manitoba and has resulted in the deaths of eight cattle, a source with the Manitoba government said.

 

Reappearance of FMD in Paraguay Worries Neighbors

The latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Paraguay has fanned tensions with Argentina, while raising doubts about the efficacy of the prevention measures adopted by Paraguay since the last FMD crisis, which dealt a heavy blow to the Southern Cone regional economy in 2000-2001.

Canadian cattle herd at record high
The number of cattle and calves on Canadian farms rose to a record 15.7 million in June due to BSE-related import bans by the United States and other countries. The record size of the national herd, representing a 1.9 percent year-on-year increase in the first full month of bans by 34 countries, showed the C$7.5 billion ($5.4 billion) industry was at a virtual halt. Beef prices fell 5 percent in July, the largest monthly drop since the mid-1970s, with most of the downward pressure on the price of cuts normally produced for export. The United States and Mexico relaxed their ban on Canadian beef imports on Aug. 8, saying they would allow boneless beef from cattle less than 30 months old. Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago advised Canada they would soon lift their beef bans.

Europe

 

World farm talks gather pace, but no sign of deal
Developing countries with some two-thirds of the world's farmers, including Brazil, China and India, put forward a plan on Wednesday for deep cuts in farm subsidies but rich states dismissed the call as "nothing new."

 

USA

 

Cattle market has U.S. producers reaping profits
U.S. meat companies trying to keep up with strong summer demand for beef paid $82 per hundredweight for cattle this week, the highest price ever for August.

 

USDA amends regulations for recognizing foreign regions' animal health status

The Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending the regulations that set procedures for recognizing the animal health status of regions.

 

Feedlot Cattle Fall
The number of cattle in U.S. feedlots declined by approximately five percent.

Asia Pacific

 

China unveils bailout package for farmers' banks

China unveiled plans on Thursday to bail out thousands of debt-laden rural credit cooperatives to help hard-pressed farmers and shore up the lagging rural economy.

 

Japanese Beef Imports Jump
Australia has increased its beef exports to Japan by 280 percent.

 

Americas

 

Canada seeks ease of '30 month' rule
Canadian officials have asked the Agriculture Department to ease the recently imposed, BSE-inspired stringent slaughter rules in order to facilitate the export of Canadian beef, but that pitch has so far gone unheeded.

 

Canada: Anthrax Discovered in Cattle Herd in Manitoba
An outbreak of anthrax has been discovered in a cattle herd in southern Manitoba and has resulted in the deaths of eight cattle, a source with the Manitoba government said.

 

Reappearance of FMD in Paraguay Worries Neighbors

The latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Paraguay has fanned tensions with Argentina, while raising doubts about the efficacy of the prevention measures adopted by Paraguay since the last FMD crisis, which dealt a heavy blow to the Southern Cone regional economy in 2000-2001.

Canadian cattle herd at record high
The number of cattle and calves on Canadian farms rose to a record 15.7 million in June due to BSE-related import bans by the United States and other countries. The record size of the national herd, representing a 1.9 percent year-on-year increase in the first full month of bans by 34 countries, showed the C$7.5 billion ($5.4 billion) industry was at a virtual halt. Beef prices fell 5 percent in July, the largest monthly drop since the mid-1970s, with most of the downward pressure on the price of cuts normally produced for export. The United States and Mexico relaxed their ban on Canadian beef imports on Aug. 8, saying they would allow boneless beef from cattle less than 30 months old. Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago advised Canada they would soon lift their beef bans.

Europe

 

World farm talks gather pace, but no sign of deal
Developing countries with some two-thirds of the world's farmers, including Brazil, China and India, put forward a plan on Wednesday for deep cuts in farm subsidies but rich states dismissed the call as "nothing new."

 

USA

 

Cattle market has U.S. producers reaping profits
U.S. meat companies trying to keep up with strong summer demand for beef paid $82 per hundredweight for cattle this week, the highest price ever for August.

 

USDA amends regulations for recognizing foreign regions' animal health status

The Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending the regulations that set procedures for recognizing the animal health status of regions.

 

Feedlot Cattle Fall
The number of cattle in U.S. feedlots declined by approximately five percent.