Asia Pacific Japan has accepted U.S. beef system, Korea still has concerns ...
Asia Pacific
Japan has accepted U.S. beef system, Korea still has concerns
Americas
Canadian Federation of Agriculture encourages cooperation to restart stalled WTO negotiations
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is encouraging the federal government and its trade negotiators to continue working with other countries in hopes of getting stalled World Trade Organization negotiations restarted.
USA
USDA withdraws rule that would allow older cattle from Canada
It's back to the drawing board for USDA and APHIS, as the agencies on Thursday withdrew a proposed rule that would have opened the northern border to Canadian cattle of all ages.
Industry reacts with cautious optimism to Japan beef deal
It may take years to regain the market share the U.S. enjoyed in Japan in 2003, when $1.4 billion in U.S. beef was shipped to Japan, but the American beef industry is still grateful to get the market open again, if on a limited basis.
FSIS releases new BSE risk assessment
Removing specified risk materials such as brain and spinal cord tissue from cattle over 30 months of age almost completely eliminates potential human exposure to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, according to a new FSIS risk assessment conducted by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.
USDA pulls Canadian beef effort
R-CALF USA is pleased to learn the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) withdrew from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) its proposed rule to allow cattle and beef from cattle over 30 months (OTM) of age from Canada – the last stage of the government’s rule-making process before actual publication in the Federal Register.
U.S.senate panel ties Peru trade pact to beef issue
The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to require Peru to fully reopen its market to U.S. beef before a trade pact between the two countries would take effect.
Asia Pacific
Japan has accepted U.S. beef system, Korea still has concerns
Americas
Canadian Federation of Agriculture encourages cooperation to restart stalled WTO negotiations
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is encouraging the federal government and its trade negotiators to continue working with other countries in hopes of getting stalled World Trade Organization negotiations restarted.
USA
USDA withdraws rule that would allow older cattle from Canada
It's back to the drawing board for USDA and APHIS, as the agencies on Thursday withdrew a proposed rule that would have opened the northern border to Canadian cattle of all ages.
Industry reacts with cautious optimism to Japan beef deal
It may take years to regain the market share the U.S. enjoyed in Japan in 2003, when $1.4 billion in U.S. beef was shipped to Japan, but the American beef industry is still grateful to get the market open again, if on a limited basis.
FSIS releases new BSE risk assessment
Removing specified risk materials such as brain and spinal cord tissue from cattle over 30 months of age almost completely eliminates potential human exposure to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, according to a new FSIS risk assessment conducted by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.
USDA pulls Canadian beef effort
R-CALF USA is pleased to learn the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) withdrew from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) its proposed rule to allow cattle and beef from cattle over 30 months (OTM) of age from Canada – the last stage of the government’s rule-making process before actual publication in the Federal Register.
U.S.senate panel ties Peru trade pact to beef issue
The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to require Peru to fully reopen its market to U.S. beef before a trade pact between the two countries would take effect.