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Asia Pacific
Australia’s lamb campaign targets mothers
MLA moves to increase lamb sales on Mother’s Day with a unique campaign.
Taiwan bans Tyson beef plant
The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday banned imports from a U.S. cattle slaughterhouse after finding broken ribs in a shipment. But the Cabinet-level refused to impose a sweeping ban on American beef.
The U.S. beef to Japan challenge
A federal agriculture official told ranchers and meatpacking industry officials Friday that the government is hopeful Japan will reverse its ban on U.S. beef imposed over concerns about mad cow disease.
Korea takes steps for U.S. beef imports
Four teams from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will visit the United States next week to inspect 36 meat processing facilities that want to ship beef to South Korea.
Americas
U.S. - Canadian hog inventory up slightly
Inventory of all hogs and pigs for March 2006 in the U.S. and Canada was 74.6 million head. This was up marginally from March 2005, and up 1 percent from 2004.
Europe
End of United Kingdom beef ban
The ban on British beef exports will be lifted this week — Ten years after it was imposed during the BSE crisis.
USA
USDA reports that it’s Enhanced BSE Surveillance Program collected nearly 650,000 samples.
Tyson to close plants for immigration rallies
In response to many workers planning to attend immigration rallies Monday, Tyson Foods Inc. will temporarily close nine of its beef and pork plants that day.
U.S. mad cow rate less than 1 in 1 million: USDA
The prevalence of mad cow disease in American cattle is less than one case per 1 million adult cattle, U.S.Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said on Friday.
Asia Pacific
Australia’s lamb campaign targets mothers
MLA moves to increase lamb sales on Mother’s Day with a unique campaign.
Taiwan bans Tyson beef plant
The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday banned imports from a U.S. cattle slaughterhouse after finding broken ribs in a shipment. But the Cabinet-level refused to impose a sweeping ban on American beef.
The U.S. beef to Japan challenge
A federal agriculture official told ranchers and meatpacking industry officials Friday that the government is hopeful Japan will reverse its ban on U.S. beef imposed over concerns about mad cow disease.
Korea takes steps for U.S. beef imports
Four teams from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will visit the United States next week to inspect 36 meat processing facilities that want to ship beef to South Korea.
Americas
U.S. - Canadian hog inventory up slightly
Inventory of all hogs and pigs for March 2006 in the U.S. and Canada was 74.6 million head. This was up marginally from March 2005, and up 1 percent from 2004.
Europe
End of United Kingdom beef ban
The ban on British beef exports will be lifted this week — Ten years after it was imposed during the BSE crisis.
USA
USDA reports that it’s Enhanced BSE Surveillance Program collected nearly 650,000 samples.
Tyson to close plants for immigration rallies
In response to many workers planning to attend immigration rallies Monday, Tyson Foods Inc. will temporarily close nine of its beef and pork plants that day.
U.S. mad cow rate less than 1 in 1 million: USDA
The prevalence of mad cow disease in American cattle is less than one case per 1 million adult cattle, U.S.Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said on Friday.