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Japan deal offers hope to beef producers
A recent thawing by the Japanese government on American beef exports bodes well for an eventual resumption of full live cattle trade between the United States and Canada, according to Alberta Beef Producers finance chairman Erik Butters.
Japan to send inspectors to Thai pork processing plants
Japan has confirmed that it will send inspectors to view Thai chicken and pork processing plants in November, while ruling out any link between the inspections and bilateral free trade negotiations, the Permanent Secretary for Agriculture and Cooperatives, Banphot Hongthong, revealed yesterday.
Beef Imports Surge
Korean chilled beef imports jumped in September, because retailers were using large volumes of product for gift sets for Thanksgiving, according to Meat and Livestock Australia.
Western Australian meat industry concerned at animal rights protests
Western Australian authorities have raised concerns about animal rights extremists, who they say are becoming a danger to themselves and the industry.[
Europe
Smithfield spends $83 million for meat processors in eastern Europe
Smithfield Foods, Inc. has made two meat processor acquisitions they say align the company for growth in Europe.
Calls for testing of imported animal feed
The seizure of consignments of animal feed containing potentially BSE-contaminated traces of bone was a worrying development for Irish agriculture, according to the Labor Party spokeswoman on agriculture, Dr Mary Upton.
Dutch Shut 140 Farms Over Dioxin Scare
The Dutch agriculture ministry this week temporarily shut 140 cattle, pig, sheep and goat farms after cancer-causing dioxin was discovered in milk produced by two of them, the ministry said.
Americas
Hog farmers take sides in pork duty battle
Anti-dumping duties on live swine imported from Canada, imposed by the U.S. Department of Commerce in October, are generating heated responses in both countries.
Election year politics blamed for delay in mad cow border dispute
American domestic politics in a presidential election year have contributed to the delay in reopening the U.S. market to Canadian beef, U.S. Ambassador Paul Cellucci said.
Canadian slaughterhouse shares offered to ranchers
Canadian ranchers frustrated with export markets that have remained closed since the 2003 discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Alberta now can buy shares in a planned meatpacking plant in the Edmonton area.
Hog duties spotlight policy shift
A trade fight over importation of hogs from Canada has brought new attention to a controversial law that would award U.S. hog producers any money collected from duties on Canadian pigs.
USA
Pork Producers Continue to Strongly Support Duties on Live Hog Imports from Canada, NPPC Says
The National Pork Producers Council says U.S. pork producers continue to overwhelmingly support the recent decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce to place duties of 14 percent on imports of live hogs.
Japan deal offers hope to beef producers
A recent thawing by the Japanese government on American beef exports bodes well for an eventual resumption of full live cattle trade between the United States and Canada, according to Alberta Beef Producers finance chairman Erik Butters.
Japan to send inspectors to Thai pork processing plants
Japan has confirmed that it will send inspectors to view Thai chicken and pork processing plants in November, while ruling out any link between the inspections and bilateral free trade negotiations, the Permanent Secretary for Agriculture and Cooperatives, Banphot Hongthong, revealed yesterday.
Beef Imports Surge
Korean chilled beef imports jumped in September, because retailers were using large volumes of product for gift sets for Thanksgiving, according to Meat and Livestock Australia.
Western Australian meat industry concerned at animal rights protests
Western Australian authorities have raised concerns about animal rights extremists, who they say are becoming a danger to themselves and the industry.[
Europe
Smithfield spends $83 million for meat processors in eastern Europe
Smithfield Foods, Inc. has made two meat processor acquisitions they say align the company for growth in Europe.
Calls for testing of imported animal feed
The seizure of consignments of animal feed containing potentially BSE-contaminated traces of bone was a worrying development for Irish agriculture, according to the Labor Party spokeswoman on agriculture, Dr Mary Upton.
Dutch Shut 140 Farms Over Dioxin Scare
The Dutch agriculture ministry this week temporarily shut 140 cattle, pig, sheep and goat farms after cancer-causing dioxin was discovered in milk produced by two of them, the ministry said.
Americas
Hog farmers take sides in pork duty battle
Anti-dumping duties on live swine imported from Canada, imposed by the U.S. Department of Commerce in October, are generating heated responses in both countries.
Election year politics blamed for delay in mad cow border dispute
American domestic politics in a presidential election year have contributed to the delay in reopening the U.S. market to Canadian beef, U.S. Ambassador Paul Cellucci said.
Canadian slaughterhouse shares offered to ranchers
Canadian ranchers frustrated with export markets that have remained closed since the 2003 discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Alberta now can buy shares in a planned meatpacking plant in the Edmonton area.
Hog duties spotlight policy shift
A trade fight over importation of hogs from Canada has brought new attention to a controversial law that would award U.S. hog producers any money collected from duties on Canadian pigs.
USA
Pork Producers Continue to Strongly Support Duties on Live Hog Imports from Canada, NPPC Says
The National Pork Producers Council says U.S. pork producers continue to overwhelmingly support the recent decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce to place duties of 14 percent on imports of live hogs.