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Asia Pacific

Taiwan legislators to travel to the United States to discuss beef
A group of Taiwanese legislators is scheduled to visit the United States next week to gain a better understanding of U.S. beef exports to Taiwan, beef packaging and related processing facilities, according to Asia Pulse.

Americas

Another Canadian cow may be infected with B.S.E.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (C.F.I.A.) is conducting confirmatory testing of samples from a cow from Alberta suspected of having bovine spongiform encephalopathy (B.S.E.). Preliminary screening tests did rule out B.S.E. so C.F.I.A. is undertaking additional testing.

Brazil Beef Exports Break Record In 1st Half
Brazil's fresh beef exports broke another record in the first half of 2006 at 788,375 metric tons, 1.33% more than the first half of 2005, the Brazilian Beef Exporters Association, or Abiec.

Canada concerned its beef may be segregated from U.S. product
The Canadian cattle industry is concerned about reports that South Korea will not resume beef trade with the United States until Canadian beef products are segregated in U.S. beef processing plants.

Europe

Boost for New Zealand Pork
Pork leads the increase in meat consumption in New Zealand.

USA

Tongues are big business in the meat trade
Beef tongues, a popular export item to Japan, tumbled from $5 a pound wholesale in the United States to about $1 when Tokyo banned all U.S. beef about two and a half years ago.

Asia Pacific

Taiwan legislators to travel to the United States to discuss beef
A group of Taiwanese legislators is scheduled to visit the United States next week to gain a better understanding of U.S. beef exports to Taiwan, beef packaging and related processing facilities, according to Asia Pulse.

Americas

Another Canadian cow may be infected with B.S.E.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (C.F.I.A.) is conducting confirmatory testing of samples from a cow from Alberta suspected of having bovine spongiform encephalopathy (B.S.E.). Preliminary screening tests did rule out B.S.E. so C.F.I.A. is undertaking additional testing.

Brazil Beef Exports Break Record In 1st Half
Brazil's fresh beef exports broke another record in the first half of 2006 at 788,375 metric tons, 1.33% more than the first half of 2005, the Brazilian Beef Exporters Association, or Abiec.

Canada concerned its beef may be segregated from U.S. product
The Canadian cattle industry is concerned about reports that South Korea will not resume beef trade with the United States until Canadian beef products are segregated in U.S. beef processing plants.

Europe

Boost for New Zealand Pork
Pork leads the increase in meat consumption in New Zealand.

USA

Tongues are big business in the meat trade
Beef tongues, a popular export item to Japan, tumbled from $5 a pound wholesale in the United States to about $1 when Tokyo banned all U.S. beef about two and a half years ago.