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Japan - possible 15th mad cow
A preliminary test shows a Holstein cow in Japan tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, said an official Saturday. If the finding is confirmed, this would become the country's 15th case of mad cow disease. Test results are expected to be released Tuesday.
On-Line Assurance
The latest electronic version of Australia's National Vendor Declaration for the meat industry – eDEC -- will be available beginning November 1 for fully accredited Livestock Production Assurance producers, according to Meat and Livestock Australia.
Australia beef trade fraud
Australia has been implicated in a massive fraud scheme in the international food trade involving potentially contaminated Indian water buffalo meat.
Americas
Canada hopeful on U.S., Japan beef
A tentative deal for Japan to reopen its markets to beef from the United States by next summer would further open the door for Canadian beef exports to the Asian nation, according to the head of the Canada Beef Export Federation.
USA
U.S. could ship beef to Japan by year end, says NCBA economist
The cattle market seems to be reserving judgement on news that officials from Japan and the US have agreed to a framework for resuming beef trade. Trade was suspended about ten months ago following the discovery of a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the US on December 23, 2003.
U.S. beef industry 'cautiously optimistic' about reopened Japanese trade
The most common reaction to this weekend's announcement that Japanese and U.S. negotiators have agreed to a limited resumption of trade in beef was "tell us more."
U.S. plant hurt, Canada pork tariff
A trade dispute about imported swine has an Oregon meat packer worried that premium pigs might become harder to find.
Cattle lower, on feed report
Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures prices slid Monday as traders focused on factual data from Friday's bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly report rather than an announcement on Japan's ban on U.S. beef that lacked substance.
2005 U.S. pork export projection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture projected Monday, U.S. exports of pork in 2005 would increase 2.2% to 959,000 metric tons and imports would be unchanged at 506,000 metric tons from 2004.
Japan - possible 15th mad cow
A preliminary test shows a Holstein cow in Japan tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, said an official Saturday. If the finding is confirmed, this would become the country's 15th case of mad cow disease. Test results are expected to be released Tuesday.
On-Line Assurance
The latest electronic version of Australia's National Vendor Declaration for the meat industry – eDEC -- will be available beginning November 1 for fully accredited Livestock Production Assurance producers, according to Meat and Livestock Australia.
Australia beef trade fraud
Australia has been implicated in a massive fraud scheme in the international food trade involving potentially contaminated Indian water buffalo meat.
Americas
Canada hopeful on U.S., Japan beef
A tentative deal for Japan to reopen its markets to beef from the United States by next summer would further open the door for Canadian beef exports to the Asian nation, according to the head of the Canada Beef Export Federation.
USA
U.S. could ship beef to Japan by year end, says NCBA economist
The cattle market seems to be reserving judgement on news that officials from Japan and the US have agreed to a framework for resuming beef trade. Trade was suspended about ten months ago following the discovery of a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the US on December 23, 2003.
U.S. beef industry 'cautiously optimistic' about reopened Japanese trade
The most common reaction to this weekend's announcement that Japanese and U.S. negotiators have agreed to a limited resumption of trade in beef was "tell us more."
U.S. plant hurt, Canada pork tariff
A trade dispute about imported swine has an Oregon meat packer worried that premium pigs might become harder to find.
Cattle lower, on feed report
Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures prices slid Monday as traders focused on factual data from Friday's bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly report rather than an announcement on Japan's ban on U.S. beef that lacked substance.
2005 U.S. pork export projection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture projected Monday, U.S. exports of pork in 2005 would increase 2.2% to 959,000 metric tons and imports would be unchanged at 506,000 metric tons from 2004.