Asia Pacific | SLAUGHTER SLIDESAs the Japanese beef industry sees a continuin...

Asia Pacific

SLAUGHTER SLIDES
As the Japanese beef industry sees a continuing decline, Australian beef is used for the popular Japanese dish gyudon.

Europe

Italy identifies 123rd BSE case
Italian authorities have uncovered another case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the 123rd found since testing began in 2001 and the sixth this year.

EU/ROMANIA: EU proposes free trade deal with Romania
European Union (EU) food producers and manufacturers will gain duty free penetration of the Romanian market by 2007 for a wide range of products, even if the country’s planned EU accession that year falls through.

BETTER PRICES PURSUED
British beef producers say domestic product should be promoted over imports.

USA

U.S., Japan beef trade meetings move to ranches, facilities
Scientists from the U.S. and Japan who are meeting in Fort Collins, Colo., to discuss ending the ban on imports of U.S. beef products visited local ranches and feedlots Monday so that the Japanese experts could observe U.S. industry standards and, more important, see how U.S. growers verify cattle's ages before slaughter.

New Diets Increase Demand for Dried, Lean Meat
New Mexico's jerky producers say business is boming, thanks in part to high-protein, low- carbohydrate fad diets. "For a while, it was just a few (businesses) hanging in there," says Art Marquez, program manager for the Meat Inspection Division of the New Mexico Livestock Board.

Asia Pacific

SLAUGHTER SLIDES
As the Japanese beef industry sees a continuing decline, Australian beef is used for the popular Japanese dish gyudon.

Europe

Italy identifies 123rd BSE case
Italian authorities have uncovered another case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the 123rd found since testing began in 2001 and the sixth this year.

EU/ROMANIA: EU proposes free trade deal with Romania
European Union (EU) food producers and manufacturers will gain duty free penetration of the Romanian market by 2007 for a wide range of products, even if the country’s planned EU accession that year falls through.

BETTER PRICES PURSUED
British beef producers say domestic product should be promoted over imports.

USA

U.S., Japan beef trade meetings move to ranches, facilities
Scientists from the U.S. and Japan who are meeting in Fort Collins, Colo., to discuss ending the ban on imports of U.S. beef products visited local ranches and feedlots Monday so that the Japanese experts could observe U.S. industry standards and, more important, see how U.S. growers verify cattle's ages before slaughter.

New Diets Increase Demand for Dried, Lean Meat
New Mexico's jerky producers say business is boming, thanks in part to high-protein, low- carbohydrate fad diets. "For a while, it was just a few (businesses) hanging in there," says Art Marquez, program manager for the Meat Inspection Division of the New Mexico Livestock Board.