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Asia Pacific

Nippon meat to double Australian beef imports
Nippon Meat Packers, Japan's largest meat processor, said that it will nearly double its purchases of Australian beef in the second half of the fiscal year, buying 60,000 tons versus the 35,000 tons it purchased during the first half.

Beef Challenge
A bitter row between the Australian Beef Association and Meat and Livestock Australia deepened this week.

Europe

Pig welfare under scrutiny
The European Commission is considering the economic impact of animal welfare proposals to be put forward next year, affecting slatted flooring systems, space allowances and castration.

Common condensation problem
Slatted accommodation for young pigs (first and second-stage flat-decks), lying mats or plastic boards are commonly used to improve comfort.

Lamb Promotion
Two of Scotland’s leading sheep industry figures this week traveled to Belgium to see Quality Meat Scotland’s Scotch lamb export campaign at first hand.

Americas

Canadian beef exports to grow in 2005
The Canada Beef Export Federation reports that 2004 beef exports are running even with the five-year average prior to the discovery of a case of BSE in May 2003.

USA

Tyson Foods could narrow as mad cow woes abate
The madness is starting to dissipate for Tyson Foods Inc., as global concern about mad cow disease shows signs of abating, and it's not too late for investors to benefit, debt traders said.

U.S. Heartland is bursting with Corn, Soy
Golden mountains are rising out of the fertile farmlands of the U.S. Midwest, a changing landscape formed by huge piles of corn from the most bountiful harvest in U.S. history.

Soybean rust confirmed in leaf sample from a second state
USDA's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today confirmed Asian soybean rust has been found in a leaf sample taken from a county outside of Louisiana and four more samples collected in Louisiana.

Less expense, more profit
Evidence suggests low-maintenance cows are not only cheaper to run, but also produce more profitable calves.

Four states will lose seats on federal beef board
The membership of the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board will decline by four seats, to 104, with four states losing one seat each. The unlucky four are Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming.

Make it mandatory
Nearly 100 organizations ask the U.S. Congress to keep mandatory country-of-origin labeling moving forward.

Asia Pacific

Nippon meat to double Australian beef imports
Nippon Meat Packers, Japan's largest meat processor, said that it will nearly double its purchases of Australian beef in the second half of the fiscal year, buying 60,000 tons versus the 35,000 tons it purchased during the first half.

Beef Challenge
A bitter row between the Australian Beef Association and Meat and Livestock Australia deepened this week.

Europe

Pig welfare under scrutiny
The European Commission is considering the economic impact of animal welfare proposals to be put forward next year, affecting slatted flooring systems, space allowances and castration.

Common condensation problem
Slatted accommodation for young pigs (first and second-stage flat-decks), lying mats or plastic boards are commonly used to improve comfort.

Lamb Promotion
Two of Scotland’s leading sheep industry figures this week traveled to Belgium to see Quality Meat Scotland’s Scotch lamb export campaign at first hand.

Americas

Canadian beef exports to grow in 2005
The Canada Beef Export Federation reports that 2004 beef exports are running even with the five-year average prior to the discovery of a case of BSE in May 2003.

USA

Tyson Foods could narrow as mad cow woes abate
The madness is starting to dissipate for Tyson Foods Inc., as global concern about mad cow disease shows signs of abating, and it's not too late for investors to benefit, debt traders said.

U.S. Heartland is bursting with Corn, Soy
Golden mountains are rising out of the fertile farmlands of the U.S. Midwest, a changing landscape formed by huge piles of corn from the most bountiful harvest in U.S. history.

Soybean rust confirmed in leaf sample from a second state
USDA's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today confirmed Asian soybean rust has been found in a leaf sample taken from a county outside of Louisiana and four more samples collected in Louisiana.

Less expense, more profit
Evidence suggests low-maintenance cows are not only cheaper to run, but also produce more profitable calves.

Four states will lose seats on federal beef board
The membership of the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board will decline by four seats, to 104, with four states losing one seat each. The unlucky four are Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming.

Make it mandatory
Nearly 100 organizations ask the U.S. Congress to keep mandatory country-of-origin labeling moving forward.