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Asia Pacific
Japanese cattle negative for BSE
The 46 herd mates and offspring of a dairy cow, which was discovered last month to have died from bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a northern Japanese state, had not contracted the disease, despite eating the same tainted feed the victim had consumed.
Japan wary about U.S. BSE audit
Japan is expressing concerns about whether the United States has sufficient safeguards against mad cow disease in slaughterhouses and packing plants.
Hong Kong ready to accept Mainland chilled pork
Hong Kong is ready to accept chilled pork from selected Mainland plants, the Food & Environmental Hygiene Department says, adding it is studying the proposal to ban the sale of fresh and chilled meat in the same premises.
Indian exporters’ monopoly pushing prices to record highs
Malaysian consumers are paying almost double for Indian beef now as a cartel monopolising the trade is dictating the export price.
Americas
New meat sources sought as Argentine beef ban continues
The veterinary service in the Ministry of Agriculture is examining alternative sources for frozen beef to prevent a rise in prices, following a freeze on beef imports from Argentina since late last week when cases of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) were discovered in the country.
Europe
Dioxin scare leaves UK pig prices unscathed
EU pigmeat prices in the Low Countries have been unsettled by dioxin in feed problems which were reported last week in Holland and Belgium.
USA
Tyson to close two Nebraska beef plants
Tyson Foods Inc. on Wednesday said it would close a beef processing plant and a beef slaughter plant in Nebraska as it looks to control costs.
U.S. pork exports break record, beef exports up
The U.S. pork industry sold more than 1 million metric tons of pork and pork variety meat products worth more than $2.5 billion in 2005, making it the 15th consecutive record-breaking year for U.S. pork exports by volume.
Asia Pacific
Japanese cattle negative for BSE
The 46 herd mates and offspring of a dairy cow, which was discovered last month to have died from bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a northern Japanese state, had not contracted the disease, despite eating the same tainted feed the victim had consumed.
Japan wary about U.S. BSE audit
Japan is expressing concerns about whether the United States has sufficient safeguards against mad cow disease in slaughterhouses and packing plants.
Hong Kong ready to accept Mainland chilled pork
Hong Kong is ready to accept chilled pork from selected Mainland plants, the Food & Environmental Hygiene Department says, adding it is studying the proposal to ban the sale of fresh and chilled meat in the same premises.
Indian exporters’ monopoly pushing prices to record highs
Malaysian consumers are paying almost double for Indian beef now as a cartel monopolising the trade is dictating the export price.
Americas
New meat sources sought as Argentine beef ban continues
The veterinary service in the Ministry of Agriculture is examining alternative sources for frozen beef to prevent a rise in prices, following a freeze on beef imports from Argentina since late last week when cases of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) were discovered in the country.
Europe
Dioxin scare leaves UK pig prices unscathed
EU pigmeat prices in the Low Countries have been unsettled by dioxin in feed problems which were reported last week in Holland and Belgium.
USA
Tyson to close two Nebraska beef plants
Tyson Foods Inc. on Wednesday said it would close a beef processing plant and a beef slaughter plant in Nebraska as it looks to control costs.
U.S. pork exports break record, beef exports up
The U.S. pork industry sold more than 1 million metric tons of pork and pork variety meat products worth more than $2.5 billion in 2005, making it the 15th consecutive record-breaking year for U.S. pork exports by volume.