Asia Pacific | TAIWAN/USA: Taiwan may soon end ban on US beefTaiwan is consid...

Asia Pacific

TAIWAN/USA: Taiwan may soon end ban on US beef
Taiwan is considering lifting its ban on US beef, and imports could partially resume as early as next month, according to government officials.

Lamb Exports Up
Exports of Australian lamb show substantial growth in May but activity in individual markets is mixed.

Beef Exports Jump
Australia’s meat processors sell more beef to Asian markets but less to the United States.

Americas

Canada to compensate producers for sick cattle
Canada's cattle producers will soon be compensated by Canada's federal government for animals that die or get sick on the farm and cannot enter the food chain, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation reported.

Europe

FMD Drill Completed
Northern Ireland tests foot and mouth disease contingency plans with a simulated infection situation.

USA

Pork Checkoff celebrates certification at 2004 World Pork Expo
The National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff celebrated certification programs such as the Pork Quality Assurance program at the 2004 World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa last weekend.

USDA to hold public sessions on animal ID program
To discuss the development and implementation of a national animal identification program, the Agriculture Department announced a series of listening sessions across the United States.

Mad cow disease testing expands
Testing for mad cow disease has begun on an estimated 250,000 head of cattle in the United States, a USDA official said Friday at the World Pork Expo.

Asia Pacific

TAIWAN/USA: Taiwan may soon end ban on US beef
Taiwan is considering lifting its ban on US beef, and imports could partially resume as early as next month, according to government officials.

Lamb Exports Up
Exports of Australian lamb show substantial growth in May but activity in individual markets is mixed.

Beef Exports Jump
Australia’s meat processors sell more beef to Asian markets but less to the United States.

Americas

Canada to compensate producers for sick cattle
Canada's cattle producers will soon be compensated by Canada's federal government for animals that die or get sick on the farm and cannot enter the food chain, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation reported.

Europe

FMD Drill Completed
Northern Ireland tests foot and mouth disease contingency plans with a simulated infection situation.

USA

Pork Checkoff celebrates certification at 2004 World Pork Expo
The National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff celebrated certification programs such as the Pork Quality Assurance program at the 2004 World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa last weekend.

USDA to hold public sessions on animal ID program
To discuss the development and implementation of a national animal identification program, the Agriculture Department announced a series of listening sessions across the United States.

Mad cow disease testing expands
Testing for mad cow disease has begun on an estimated 250,000 head of cattle in the United States, a USDA official said Friday at the World Pork Expo.