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Asia Pacific

Japan 'welcomes' USDA consideration of voluntary, total testing
Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshiyuki Kamei "welcomes" the U.S. Agriculture Department's consideration of authorizing individual processors to voluntarily test all cattle bound for Japan for bovine spongiform encephalitis, the Kyodo news service reported.

Beef Source Switch
Japanese restaurant chain decides to use Australian beef.

Japan: Kamei Welcomes U.S. Private-sector Blanket Cattle Testing for BSE
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshiyuki Kamei on Friday welcomed a U.S. move to consider authorizing private meat processors to voluntarily test all cattle bound for Japan for BSE.

Americas

Decision on trade petition over Canadian hogs delayed
The Commerce Department delayed until April 14 a decision on investigating charges that Canada's hog exports to the United States violate trade rules.

Europe

Dutch find case of mad cow disease, cull 100 cattle
AMSTERDAM, March 29 (Reuters) - A case of mad cow disease was found on a farm in the central Dutch town of Geldermalsen and 100 cattle were culled, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday.

COOL for Catering
Ireland’s Agriculture Minister calls for full information for consumers on origin of food.

USA

U.S. fondness for beef nudges food prices higher
WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) - The hearty American appetite for beef, unshaken by the first U.S. case of mad cow disease, may fuel the largest annual increase in food prices in a decade, U.S. economists say.

USDA urges trading partners to lift mad cow bans
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - The United States has asked all of its trading partners to reopen their borders to American cattle and beef products, saying the meat was safe from mad cow disease, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said on Friday.

Beef Checkoff produces new booklet for food service
The Beef Checkoff Program has produced a new 28-page recipe collection entitled Innovation in Action that is slated for distribution to food service operators nationwide.

Asia Pacific

Japan 'welcomes' USDA consideration of voluntary, total testing
Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshiyuki Kamei "welcomes" the U.S. Agriculture Department's consideration of authorizing individual processors to voluntarily test all cattle bound for Japan for bovine spongiform encephalitis, the Kyodo news service reported.

Beef Source Switch
Japanese restaurant chain decides to use Australian beef.

Japan: Kamei Welcomes U.S. Private-sector Blanket Cattle Testing for BSE
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshiyuki Kamei on Friday welcomed a U.S. move to consider authorizing private meat processors to voluntarily test all cattle bound for Japan for BSE.

Americas

Decision on trade petition over Canadian hogs delayed
The Commerce Department delayed until April 14 a decision on investigating charges that Canada's hog exports to the United States violate trade rules.

Europe

Dutch find case of mad cow disease, cull 100 cattle
AMSTERDAM, March 29 (Reuters) - A case of mad cow disease was found on a farm in the central Dutch town of Geldermalsen and 100 cattle were culled, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday.

COOL for Catering
Ireland’s Agriculture Minister calls for full information for consumers on origin of food.

USA

U.S. fondness for beef nudges food prices higher
WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) - The hearty American appetite for beef, unshaken by the first U.S. case of mad cow disease, may fuel the largest annual increase in food prices in a decade, U.S. economists say.

USDA urges trading partners to lift mad cow bans
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - The United States has asked all of its trading partners to reopen their borders to American cattle and beef products, saying the meat was safe from mad cow disease, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said on Friday.

Beef Checkoff produces new booklet for food service
The Beef Checkoff Program has produced a new 28-page recipe collection entitled Innovation in Action that is slated for distribution to food service operators nationwide.