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Despite 'limitations,' Japan to continue blanket BSE testing
A senior farm ministry official said Japan will continue blanket testing for bovine spongiform encephalopathy despite the "technical limitations" of the approach, The Japan Times reported.
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Multi-National Coalition Urges for Elimination of Chinese Trade Restrictions
A coalition of six trade associations, representing the grain export and soybean processing industries in the United States, Brazil and Argentina, today called upon their respective governments to work collaboratively to eliminate ongoing trade restrictions imposed by China that violate China's commitments under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
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Asia Pacific
Despite 'limitations,' Japan to continue blanket BSE testing
A senior farm ministry official said Japan will continue blanket testing for bovine spongiform encephalopathy despite the "technical limitations" of the approach, The Japan Times reported.
BEEF BONANZA
Korea imported 39 percent more beef last month
Multi-National Coalition Urges for Elimination of Chinese Trade Restrictions
A coalition of six trade associations, representing the grain export and soybean processing industries in the United States, Brazil and Argentina, today called upon their respective governments to work collaboratively to eliminate ongoing trade restrictions imposed by China that violate China's commitments under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
Higher prices see large cattle yardings in Queensland
In the beef industry, buoyant prices prompted a yarding of 10,000 head of prime and store cattle in the Roma saleyards in western Queensland yesterday
Americas
FOCUS ON EXPORTS
Brazil is getting ready to capture meat export markets with high-quality, low-cost products.
MEAT PLANT BURNS
Fire destroys a Canadian processing facility’s kill floor knocking the entire plant out of action.
USA
BIG DOG
U.S. processor makes the largest hot dog at more than 37 feet long.
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
CSB-System unveils its batch information system for tracing meat products.