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Asia Pacific

Japanese food industry pressures government to end beef ban
Nine major food industry associations representing thousands of restaurants, food processors, distributors and other food interests, as well as 409 food-related unions, called on the Japanese government to quickly end its ban on imports of American beef on terms acceptable to both governments and to Japanese consumers.

Americas

Brazilian beef exports more than doubled in August
Brazil exported nearly $243 million in beef products during August, a rise of 121.5 percent compared to August of 2003, according to results of Brazil's Beef Exporters Association published by Latin America News Digest.

Mexico goes whole hog for U.S. pork
When Jon Caspers began farming in 1976, he raised about 7,500 hogs per year, from start to finish, and most of the meat wound up on U.S. dinner plates.

USA

Tie vote dooms acceleration of COOL legislation
A key vote in the Senate Appropriations Committee — which would have moved the date of implementation of country-of-origin labeling on all food products to January 1, 2005, instead of the present September 30, 2006 — ended in a party-line vote of 14-14 last week, meaning that the 2006 date stands.

Crohn's disease linked to cattle, sheep and goats
A research team at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, discovered that Crohn's disease, a painful chronic digestive disease in humans, may be caused by the presence of a bacterium, MAP, found in the intestines of livestock suffering from Johne's disease.

R-CALF RESPONDS
U.S. cattle group responds to the National Meat Association’s request for intervenor status in the Canadian beef import lawsuit.

MORE CATTLE FED
USDA said the number of beef cattle in U.S. feedlots is increasing slightly.

Asia Pacific

Japanese food industry pressures government to end beef ban
Nine major food industry associations representing thousands of restaurants, food processors, distributors and other food interests, as well as 409 food-related unions, called on the Japanese government to quickly end its ban on imports of American beef on terms acceptable to both governments and to Japanese consumers.

Americas

Brazilian beef exports more than doubled in August
Brazil exported nearly $243 million in beef products during August, a rise of 121.5 percent compared to August of 2003, according to results of Brazil's Beef Exporters Association published by Latin America News Digest.

Mexico goes whole hog for U.S. pork
When Jon Caspers began farming in 1976, he raised about 7,500 hogs per year, from start to finish, and most of the meat wound up on U.S. dinner plates.

USA

Tie vote dooms acceleration of COOL legislation
A key vote in the Senate Appropriations Committee — which would have moved the date of implementation of country-of-origin labeling on all food products to January 1, 2005, instead of the present September 30, 2006 — ended in a party-line vote of 14-14 last week, meaning that the 2006 date stands.

Crohn's disease linked to cattle, sheep and goats
A research team at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, discovered that Crohn's disease, a painful chronic digestive disease in humans, may be caused by the presence of a bacterium, MAP, found in the intestines of livestock suffering from Johne's disease.

R-CALF RESPONDS
U.S. cattle group responds to the National Meat Association’s request for intervenor status in the Canadian beef import lawsuit.

MORE CATTLE FED
USDA said the number of beef cattle in U.S. feedlots is increasing slightly.