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Asia Pacific
New campaign promotes Aussie beef in Japan
Japan's ban on U.S. beef imports has been a boon for Australia, and now a new campaign looks to capitalize on those gains even more.
PORK PRICE WARNING
A tight supply of pigs is underpinning rising prices in Australia.
Labor releases policy for red meat sector
The Federal Opposition says Australia should focus on exporting chilled meat, rather than live animals.[
Europe
RESTRUCTURING DEMAND
Beef association warns that low prices are strangling the British beef industry.
Americas
PROCESS VERIFIED
USDA approves Uruguay’s process-verified meat production program for beef exported to the United States.
FRAUD CHARGED
Criminal charges have been brought against three Canadian meat processors who sold possibly tainted meat.
MORE FMD IN COLUMBIA
A second case of foot and mouth disease is discovered in a pigs herd in Columbia close to the original outbreak.
USA
NCBA aids hurricane-stricken livestock markets
With 65 percent of Florida's cattle-producing areas affected by Hurricane Charley, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association has begun working with the Florida Cattlemen's Association to coordinate relief efforts from across the nation.
Winn-Dixie sells meatpacking unit to Smithfield Packing
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Winn-Dixie Stores has sold its Dixie Packers facility in Madison County, Fla., to the Smithfield Packing Co., which will now supply the over 1,000 Winn-Dixie stores in 12 states with a line of smoked hams, sausages, hot dogs, lunch meats and other meat products.
Trade group: Some farm subsidies affect world prices
The World Trade Organization says some U.S. farm subsidies unfairly drive down world prices by encouraging crop surpluses.
Asia Pacific
New campaign promotes Aussie beef in Japan
Japan's ban on U.S. beef imports has been a boon for Australia, and now a new campaign looks to capitalize on those gains even more.
PORK PRICE WARNING
A tight supply of pigs is underpinning rising prices in Australia.
Labor releases policy for red meat sector
The Federal Opposition says Australia should focus on exporting chilled meat, rather than live animals.[
Europe
RESTRUCTURING DEMAND
Beef association warns that low prices are strangling the British beef industry.
Americas
PROCESS VERIFIED
USDA approves Uruguay’s process-verified meat production program for beef exported to the United States.
FRAUD CHARGED
Criminal charges have been brought against three Canadian meat processors who sold possibly tainted meat.
MORE FMD IN COLUMBIA
A second case of foot and mouth disease is discovered in a pigs herd in Columbia close to the original outbreak.
USA
NCBA aids hurricane-stricken livestock markets
With 65 percent of Florida's cattle-producing areas affected by Hurricane Charley, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association has begun working with the Florida Cattlemen's Association to coordinate relief efforts from across the nation.
Winn-Dixie sells meatpacking unit to Smithfield Packing
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Winn-Dixie Stores has sold its Dixie Packers facility in Madison County, Fla., to the Smithfield Packing Co., which will now supply the over 1,000 Winn-Dixie stores in 12 states with a line of smoked hams, sausages, hot dogs, lunch meats and other meat products.
Trade group: Some farm subsidies affect world prices
The World Trade Organization says some U.S. farm subsidies unfairly drive down world prices by encouraging crop surpluses.