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Asia Pacific
Japan Invited US Experts to Restart Beef Talks, Cheney Says
Japan has invited U.S. experts to restart talks next week on U.S. beef imports, U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney said in a speech in Tokyo today.
UPDATE 1-Cheney says U.S. experts to discuss beef with Japan
BEIJING, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney appealed on Tuesday to a divided Japanese public, in shock over the kidnapping of three civilians in Iraq, to get behind the U.S.-backed mission there at a difficult time.
JAPAN: Oz, NZ to gain on Japanese import ban on US beef
Beef producers in Australia and New Zealand stand to gain from Japan’s continuing import on beef from the US on BSE concerns.
Americas
Mexico to reopen border to variety meat
The Agriculture Department says Mexico has agreed to allow the importation of variety meats, veal and tallow, which combined with Mexico's decision last month to allow U.S. boneless beef products back in the country, puts beef exports on track to tally about 75 percent of 2003 export levels.
Hard times will persist for beef export industry- Report
Even if the international ban in live Canadian cattle and other beef products is lifted this summer, beef exporters can expect only "paltry" revenue gains this year compared with 2003 when a case of mad-cow disease was discovered in Alberta, according to a recent report.
Mexico Expands Market Access To U.S. Beef Exports
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman: "The reopening of the Mexican market to more beef products is a very positive signal that the North American market for beef is returning to normal."
USA
USA: USDA refuses to allow private BSE testing
US beef processor Creekstone Farms Premium Beef has said it will aggressively challenge the US Department of Agriculture's decision not to allow the company to voluntarily test all of the cattle it processes for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
Meatpacker Mulls BSE Decision; USDA Said Voluntarily Testing its Cattle Would Imply an Unwarranted Guarantee of Safety
A Kansas meatpacker may take the U.S. Department of Agriculture to court because the agency will not allow companies to voluntarily test all of their slaughter animals for BSE.
Asia Pacific
Japan Invited US Experts to Restart Beef Talks, Cheney Says
Japan has invited U.S. experts to restart talks next week on U.S. beef imports, U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney said in a speech in Tokyo today.
UPDATE 1-Cheney says U.S. experts to discuss beef with Japan
BEIJING, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney appealed on Tuesday to a divided Japanese public, in shock over the kidnapping of three civilians in Iraq, to get behind the U.S.-backed mission there at a difficult time.
JAPAN: Oz, NZ to gain on Japanese import ban on US beef
Beef producers in Australia and New Zealand stand to gain from Japan’s continuing import on beef from the US on BSE concerns.
Americas
Mexico to reopen border to variety meat
The Agriculture Department says Mexico has agreed to allow the importation of variety meats, veal and tallow, which combined with Mexico's decision last month to allow U.S. boneless beef products back in the country, puts beef exports on track to tally about 75 percent of 2003 export levels.
Hard times will persist for beef export industry- Report
Even if the international ban in live Canadian cattle and other beef products is lifted this summer, beef exporters can expect only "paltry" revenue gains this year compared with 2003 when a case of mad-cow disease was discovered in Alberta, according to a recent report.
Mexico Expands Market Access To U.S. Beef Exports
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman: "The reopening of the Mexican market to more beef products is a very positive signal that the North American market for beef is returning to normal."
USA
USA: USDA refuses to allow private BSE testing
US beef processor Creekstone Farms Premium Beef has said it will aggressively challenge the US Department of Agriculture's decision not to allow the company to voluntarily test all of the cattle it processes for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
Meatpacker Mulls BSE Decision; USDA Said Voluntarily Testing its Cattle Would Imply an Unwarranted Guarantee of Safety
A Kansas meatpacker may take the U.S. Department of Agriculture to court because the agency will not allow companies to voluntarily test all of their slaughter animals for BSE.