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Australia free of incurable pig disease: PMWS
Australia has been declared free of an incurable pig disease feared to have found its way into a herd in South Australia.

U.S. to push Japan on beef
U.S. President George W Bush is expected to urge Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in their talks Nov 16 to open the beef and other farm markets, a senior White House official said.

Europe

End to over 30 month rule is good news for beef industry
The Over Thirty Month (OTM) rule was lifted on Monday. The OTM Rule, which stops older cattle entering the human food chain, has been in place since March 1996.

Beef prices push food price index up 
Higher fuel prices may be beginning to flow through to consumers' shopping lists, with Statistics New Zealand figures out today showing food prices rose 0.3 per cent in October.

USA

Report faults testing of feed to prevent mad cow disease
The government started testing livestock feed two years ago to ensure that mills were following rules to prevent the spread of mad cow disease, but officials failed to properly follow up on suspect samples, congressional investigators say.

Lower beef production prompts U.S.D.A. to lower forecast
The total U.S. meat production forecasts for 2005 and 2006 were reduced compared with October 2005 mainly because of lower beef output, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s November 2005 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report.

U.S. pork exports up 25% YTD
Total U.S. pork exports, which include muscle cuts and variety meats, continued strong through September, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Asia Pacific

Australia free of incurable pig disease: PMWS
Australia has been declared free of an incurable pig disease feared to have found its way into a herd in South Australia.

U.S. to push Japan on beef
U.S. President George W Bush is expected to urge Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in their talks Nov 16 to open the beef and other farm markets, a senior White House official said.

Europe

End to over 30 month rule is good news for beef industry
The Over Thirty Month (OTM) rule was lifted on Monday. The OTM Rule, which stops older cattle entering the human food chain, has been in place since March 1996.

Beef prices push food price index up 
Higher fuel prices may be beginning to flow through to consumers' shopping lists, with Statistics New Zealand figures out today showing food prices rose 0.3 per cent in October.

USA

Report faults testing of feed to prevent mad cow disease
The government started testing livestock feed two years ago to ensure that mills were following rules to prevent the spread of mad cow disease, but officials failed to properly follow up on suspect samples, congressional investigators say.

Lower beef production prompts U.S.D.A. to lower forecast
The total U.S. meat production forecasts for 2005 and 2006 were reduced compared with October 2005 mainly because of lower beef output, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s November 2005 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report.

U.S. pork exports up 25% YTD
Total U.S. pork exports, which include muscle cuts and variety meats, continued strong through September, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.