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Asia Pacific
U.S. beef imports to begin in June
South Korea will resume importing beef from the United States in June, 30 months after it slapped a ban on beef products following a confirmed case of mad cow disease in the U.S. in December 2003.
'Beef tour' promotes U.S. beef for Asian markets
Beef importers, retailers and distributors from Japan and Taiwan visited the Masters family cattle ranch near Cape Girardeau Monday, the first stop on a "Beef Tour" through Missouri, in anticipation of what state officials hope will be a reopening of the Japanese market to U.S. beef.
Foot-and-mouth disease sees pork plummet at southern markets
Foot-and-mouth has scared southern consumers who have started buying more seafood and poultry, thus driving up their price while pork plummets in price and volume.
Americas
Manitoba seeks clarification on ACA space allocation requirements
Manitoba Pork Council reports it's awaiting clarification on space allowance requirements contained within the new Animal Care Assessment tool before it begins to encourage widespread adoption of the program.
Europe
Call for higher U.K. beef prices
The NBA says higher prices for all cattle are essential for the future security of the beef industry.
Meat –trade ban rebuffed
New Zealand’s food-safety officials deny rumors of a ban on meat exports to Ukraine.
Quality assurance is value…not cost
The British pork industry launches research into adding value through quality assurance.
USA
NCBA - JPN market unreliable
The U.S.-based National Cattlemen's Beef Association says it is losing confidence in the Japanese market with its refusal to set a timetable to reopen the beef trade.
2K tons of U.S. beef sits in Japan
January's ban on U.S. beef imports has left 2,000 tons of imported beef sitting in freezers and refrigerators as it cannot clear the nation's customs.
United States Streamlines Import Restrictions on EU Swine
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending its regulations regarding the importation of animals and animal products into the United States from a region of the European Union (EU).
Asia Pacific
U.S. beef imports to begin in June
South Korea will resume importing beef from the United States in June, 30 months after it slapped a ban on beef products following a confirmed case of mad cow disease in the U.S. in December 2003.
'Beef tour' promotes U.S. beef for Asian markets
Beef importers, retailers and distributors from Japan and Taiwan visited the Masters family cattle ranch near Cape Girardeau Monday, the first stop on a "Beef Tour" through Missouri, in anticipation of what state officials hope will be a reopening of the Japanese market to U.S. beef.
Foot-and-mouth disease sees pork plummet at southern markets
Foot-and-mouth has scared southern consumers who have started buying more seafood and poultry, thus driving up their price while pork plummets in price and volume.
Americas
Manitoba seeks clarification on ACA space allocation requirements
Manitoba Pork Council reports it's awaiting clarification on space allowance requirements contained within the new Animal Care Assessment tool before it begins to encourage widespread adoption of the program.
Europe
Call for higher U.K. beef prices
The NBA says higher prices for all cattle are essential for the future security of the beef industry.
Meat –trade ban rebuffed
New Zealand’s food-safety officials deny rumors of a ban on meat exports to Ukraine.
Quality assurance is value…not cost
The British pork industry launches research into adding value through quality assurance.
USA
NCBA - JPN market unreliable
The U.S.-based National Cattlemen's Beef Association says it is losing confidence in the Japanese market with its refusal to set a timetable to reopen the beef trade.
2K tons of U.S. beef sits in Japan
January's ban on U.S. beef imports has left 2,000 tons of imported beef sitting in freezers and refrigerators as it cannot clear the nation's customs.
United States Streamlines Import Restrictions on EU Swine
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending its regulations regarding the importation of animals and animal products into the United States from a region of the European Union (EU).