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Asia Pacific
Japan meat processors step up production after Nippon scandal
A voluntary halt in beef production by by NIPPON MEAT PACKERS INC. (TSE:2282) following a beef-mislabeling scandal will lead to higher production by meat-processing companies in September. ITOHAM FOODS INC. (TSE:2284) expects its production volume next month to be 20 per cent above the year-earlier amount.
Japanese Beef Consumption Rebounds
Although USDA statistics through the end of June show U.S. beef exports as a whole fell 3 percent compared to last year thanks in part to fewer sales to Japan, information from the U.S. Meat Export Federation's Tokyo office says Japanese consumption of beef has nearly recovered from the drop it suffered when mad cow disease was first discovered in that country last year.
Tokyo August Consumer Prices Seen Falling as McDonald's, Others Discount
Consumer prices in Japan's capital probably fell this month as companies cut prices to attract customers, extending a four-year slump, economists said.
Meat processors warned ‘get smart’
The meat processing industry has been warned to get smart, or face a continuing decline in demand for red
Nippon Meat Packers Inc. included ``serious errors' in a report detailing its investigation of a subsidiary's beef-mislabeling scam, agriculture ministry officials said
Farm ministry steps up probe into Nippon Meat beef scam
TOKYO, Aug. 28 Kyodo - The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry stepped up its inspections Wednesday of all uninspected beef submitted by a subsidiary of Nippon Meat Packers Inc. under a state buyback scheme introduced after mad cow disease was found in Japan last September.
Europe
Cattlemen Should Benefit Now That Poultry Trade Dispute with Russia Is Resolved
The Bush administration has announced that the United States and Russia have come to an agreement on a new veterinary certificate that will allow for the resumption of U.S. poultry exports to Russia.
EU set to help flood-hit Austria livestock farmers
BRUSSELS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it was set to rubber-stamp an Austrian request for hefty discount rates to access 32,000 tonnes of intervention grain stocks for farmers struggling in flood-ravaged areas.
USA
Bush Administration Tells Congress to Prepare for Votes on Trade Accords
The Bush administration, less than a month after getting ``fast-track' trade authority, has told the U.S. Congress to prepare to vote this year on new agreements with Chile and Singapore, saying it also will open negotiations on accords with Morocco and Central America.
SureBeam, provider of electron beam technology for food safety, is to supply equipment for the new Brawley Beef processing facilities in California and Arizona.
Veneman Announces Feed Assistance Program Sign Up To Begin Aug. 28 Outlines Details Of The $150 Million In Aid For Beef Cow-Calf Operators In Four States
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced that sign up for the $150 million feed assistance program to help cow-calf operators in Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota will begin Aug. 28, 2002 at FSA offices in those four states.
Export Report Positive
More whole beef cuts, but less variety meats, were exported during the first six months of 2002.
Slaughter Report Positive
USDA reports record pork and beef slaughter but poor lamb production.