News & Events | Asia Pacific | Possible mad cow case won't harm Japan talks

Asia Pacific

Possible mad cow case won't harm Japan talks
Ongoing negotiations with Japan to reopen its market to American beef should not suffer a setback now that the United States has a new suspected case of mad cow disease, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official said on Thursday.

Board Backed
The board of Meat and Livestock Australia has won its battle with the Australian Beef Association.

Positive Outlook
The positive outlook for the A$14.8 billion Australian red meat and livestock industry is being driven by strong domestic and overseas demand, Meat and Livestock Australia chairman David Crombie told around 400 delegates at the company’s annual general meeting.

First U.S. mad-cow scare left bad taste in east Asia
At Grand Supermarket's bustling meat counter, attendant Choi Young-lee surveyed the short ribs and flank steak on display and remarked how the meat has changed: "The display case used to be full of U.S. beef. But after the mad-cow scare, they don't want American beef anymore."

3000 cattle stranded in Mid-east
More than 3,000 Australian cattle were currently stranded aboard a ship moored at the Jordanian port of Aqaba, animal rights protesters said today.

Europe

Unilever to take the beef out of Bovril
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever has said it is to remove the beef ingredient from its hot drink brand Bovril in an effort to boost sales.

UK experts test for BSE in goats
If accepted this would be the first time bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been naturally transmitted to another species.

Americas

Canadian ranchers lament the news of another possible B.S.E. case
The possible discovery of a new case of mad cow disease in the United States had some Canadian ranchers fearful yesterday their hopes for an imminent end to the U.S. cattle ban will be dashed.

Angry Canadianpork producers
It's going to cost millions of dollars, but Canadian hog producers are willing to pay whatever it costs to beat back American duties on Canadian hogs, producers said at a meeting in Winkler, Man., on Nov. 5.

USA

More tests on 'inconclusive' mad cow screening
Agriculture Department officials said Thursday they plan to do final, more-sophisticated tests of an "inconclusive" screening for mad cow disease.

U.S. Cattle prices tumble on new mad cow concerns
Fears that the United States may have its second case of mad cow disease sent Chicago cattle prices sharply lower on Thursday and pushed down shares of meat company Tyson Foods Inc. and restaurant chain McDonalds Corp.

USDA seeks to reassure after inconclusive BSE test result
The US Department of Agriculture has said it has been notified that an inconclusive BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) test result was received on a rapid screening test used as part of its BSE surveillance programme.

Is Mad Cow disease back?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a possible second case of mad cow disease in the United States.

Bush considering Democratic senator for agriculatural secretary job
Karl Rove, President George W. Bush's top political adviser, has contacted Nebraska Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson about the top job at USDA.

Soy rust confirmed in Florida
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson announced late Wednesday that a USDA laboratory in Beltsville , Maryland had confirmed soybean rust on samples taken from an experimental test plot managed by the University of Florida/Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) in Quincy, Florida.