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Taiwan to ban U.S. beef if mad cow test confirmed
Taiwan will reinstate a ban on U.S. beef imports if the United States confirms it has found a second case of mad cow disease, a senior health official said on Monday.
U.S. Korea beef trade thwarted?
Recent confirmation that another cow in the United States tested positive for BSE or mad cow disease is likely to thwart intensive American efforts to persuade Korea to resume import of U.S. beef. Korea banned the imports after a cow in Washington State tested positive for BSE in December 2003.
Australia ready to meet demand after U.S. mad cow scare
Australian beef producers say it is too early to predict how international markets will react to a positive test result for mad cow disease in the U.S. but believe they are well placed to fill any extra demand.
Illegal Imports
Japan prosecutors plan to indict officials of Itoham Foods for evading duties on imported pork.
Americas
Global pork demand and U.S. slaughter expected to influence live hog values
Sask Pork expects the global demand for pork and U.S. slaughter numbers to be the primary factors that will drive North American live hog prices over the rest of the second quarter and throughout the third quarter of 2005.
Saskatchewan invests $37 million in backing slaughterhouse construction
Lorne Calvert, premier of the province of Saskatchewan and Agriculture Minister Wartman announced a $37.3 million (Canadian) initiative to improve the province's slaughter capacity.
Yet another plant closure blamed on Canadian cattle ban
The U.S. ban on Canadian cattle made the cattle supply so tight that it was impossible to operate profitably, said a spokesman for Packerland Packing in Gering, Nebraska, in announcing the permanent closure of the plant.
Europe
Pork may be one of Denmark's most important export sources
Pork may be one of Denmark's most important export sources, but pig farmers say they do not enjoy the respect that they deserve. Daily newspaper Politiken reported that repeated reports of dismal conditions aboard animal transport trucks exporting pigs abroad had caused ravage for the profession's public image.
USA
U.S. checking for possible case of mad cow disease
The government is checking a possible case of mad cow disease in the United States in an animal previously cleared of being infected, the Agriculture Department said.
Mad cow test results may take two weeks - USDA
The U.S. Agriculture Department may need up to two weeks to determine if a suspect older animal was infected with mad cow disease, the department's chief veterinarian told Reuters on Saturday.
FSIS publishes final rule on meat nutrient content information
The Food Safety and Inspection Service published on Friday its final rule allowing the use of nutrient claims in the names of meat products.
Tyson Foods, McDonald's shares may fall on possible second mad-cow case
Shares of Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest beef packer, and McDonald's Corp., the biggest restaurant chain, may fall on concern a second possible case of mad cow disease in the U.S. might slow beef and hamburger sales.
Taiwan to ban U.S. beef if mad cow test confirmed
Taiwan will reinstate a ban on U.S. beef imports if the United States confirms it has found a second case of mad cow disease, a senior health official said on Monday.
U.S. Korea beef trade thwarted?
Recent confirmation that another cow in the United States tested positive for BSE or mad cow disease is likely to thwart intensive American efforts to persuade Korea to resume import of U.S. beef. Korea banned the imports after a cow in Washington State tested positive for BSE in December 2003.
Australia ready to meet demand after U.S. mad cow scare
Australian beef producers say it is too early to predict how international markets will react to a positive test result for mad cow disease in the U.S. but believe they are well placed to fill any extra demand.
Illegal Imports
Japan prosecutors plan to indict officials of Itoham Foods for evading duties on imported pork.
Americas
Global pork demand and U.S. slaughter expected to influence live hog values
Sask Pork expects the global demand for pork and U.S. slaughter numbers to be the primary factors that will drive North American live hog prices over the rest of the second quarter and throughout the third quarter of 2005.
Saskatchewan invests $37 million in backing slaughterhouse construction
Lorne Calvert, premier of the province of Saskatchewan and Agriculture Minister Wartman announced a $37.3 million (Canadian) initiative to improve the province's slaughter capacity.
Yet another plant closure blamed on Canadian cattle ban
The U.S. ban on Canadian cattle made the cattle supply so tight that it was impossible to operate profitably, said a spokesman for Packerland Packing in Gering, Nebraska, in announcing the permanent closure of the plant.
Europe
Pork may be one of Denmark's most important export sources
Pork may be one of Denmark's most important export sources, but pig farmers say they do not enjoy the respect that they deserve. Daily newspaper Politiken reported that repeated reports of dismal conditions aboard animal transport trucks exporting pigs abroad had caused ravage for the profession's public image.
USA
U.S. checking for possible case of mad cow disease
The government is checking a possible case of mad cow disease in the United States in an animal previously cleared of being infected, the Agriculture Department said.
Mad cow test results may take two weeks - USDA
The U.S. Agriculture Department may need up to two weeks to determine if a suspect older animal was infected with mad cow disease, the department's chief veterinarian told Reuters on Saturday.
FSIS publishes final rule on meat nutrient content information
The Food Safety and Inspection Service published on Friday its final rule allowing the use of nutrient claims in the names of meat products.
Tyson Foods, McDonald's shares may fall on possible second mad-cow case
Shares of Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest beef packer, and McDonald's Corp., the biggest restaurant chain, may fall on concern a second possible case of mad cow disease in the U.S. might slow beef and hamburger sales.