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Soybeans decline in Tokyo on midwest rain forecast
Soybean futures in Tokyo fell as much as 3.1 percent, the biggest fluctuation of any commodity today, on expectations improving crop conditions in the Midwest will boost supply in the U.S., source of two-thirds of Japan's soybeans.
Japanese want to invest in Brazilian slaughterhouses
The Japanese want to invest in Brazilian meat packing plants. Businessmen related to Chuunoo, cooperative of meat producers from the Gifu province, are interested in associating themselves to slaughterhouses from the state of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, both in the Southeast of Brazil, to produce swine and poultry cuts according to the standards demanded by the Japanese market.
Indonesia bans U.S. beef from Thursday
Indonesia will ban imports of U.S. beef and beef products from Thursday due to concerns over bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, a government official said.
Taiwan Prez wants U.S. beef
President Chen Shui-bian yesterday defended the government's recent decision to reopen imports of American beef and vowed again to turn his attention to shoring up Taiwan's economy.
Korea still interested in restarting U.S. beef import talks
The Korean government said it is still keen to restart negotiations on resuming U.S. beef imports once it receives information requested from Washington, despite a second confirmed case of mad cow disease recently reported in the United States.
Americas
Costa Rican ranchers have advantages over U.S. ranchers, R-CALF says
A fact-finding mission to Central America has concluded that cattle ranchers in Costa Rica receive vaccines and antibiotics at a fraction of U.S. costs, spend only a third of what U.S. ranchers spend for cattle production, and use some veterinary drugs that are banned in the United States.
BSE Tests
Canadian government announces it has exceeded its BSE testing target for 2005.
Europe
Better beef prices
British cattlemen see prices rising in supermarkets and call for more to be passed back down the chain.
USA
U.S. cattle prices brave new mad cow case
U.S. cattle futures rose on Monday in the first trading day after the second case of mad cow disease in the United States was confirmed, with hog prices soaring on hopes consumers will take a bigger bite of pork.
Second U.S. BSE case prompts change in testing policy
The United States' second case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was confirmed last week after a series of additional tests were run on samples from a beef cow that had originally tested negative last November.
USDA still tracing positive BSE case
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said at a press conference Friday afternoon that while USDA is fairly certain of the herd from which the recently confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy was born, DNA testing is underway to make a definite identification.
Soybeans decline in Tokyo on midwest rain forecast
Soybean futures in Tokyo fell as much as 3.1 percent, the biggest fluctuation of any commodity today, on expectations improving crop conditions in the Midwest will boost supply in the U.S., source of two-thirds of Japan's soybeans.
Japanese want to invest in Brazilian slaughterhouses
The Japanese want to invest in Brazilian meat packing plants. Businessmen related to Chuunoo, cooperative of meat producers from the Gifu province, are interested in associating themselves to slaughterhouses from the state of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, both in the Southeast of Brazil, to produce swine and poultry cuts according to the standards demanded by the Japanese market.
Indonesia bans U.S. beef from Thursday
Indonesia will ban imports of U.S. beef and beef products from Thursday due to concerns over bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, a government official said.
Taiwan Prez wants U.S. beef
President Chen Shui-bian yesterday defended the government's recent decision to reopen imports of American beef and vowed again to turn his attention to shoring up Taiwan's economy.
Korea still interested in restarting U.S. beef import talks
The Korean government said it is still keen to restart negotiations on resuming U.S. beef imports once it receives information requested from Washington, despite a second confirmed case of mad cow disease recently reported in the United States.
Americas
Costa Rican ranchers have advantages over U.S. ranchers, R-CALF says
A fact-finding mission to Central America has concluded that cattle ranchers in Costa Rica receive vaccines and antibiotics at a fraction of U.S. costs, spend only a third of what U.S. ranchers spend for cattle production, and use some veterinary drugs that are banned in the United States.
BSE Tests
Canadian government announces it has exceeded its BSE testing target for 2005.
Europe
Better beef prices
British cattlemen see prices rising in supermarkets and call for more to be passed back down the chain.
USA
U.S. cattle prices brave new mad cow case
U.S. cattle futures rose on Monday in the first trading day after the second case of mad cow disease in the United States was confirmed, with hog prices soaring on hopes consumers will take a bigger bite of pork.
Second U.S. BSE case prompts change in testing policy
The United States' second case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was confirmed last week after a series of additional tests were run on samples from a beef cow that had originally tested negative last November.
USDA still tracing positive BSE case
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said at a press conference Friday afternoon that while USDA is fairly certain of the herd from which the recently confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy was born, DNA testing is underway to make a definite identification.