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Asia Pacific
Beef on the menu in the Middle East
Consumer demand sees exports of Australian beef to the Middle East soar.
Talks to reopen U.S.-Japan beef trade could go this week
Japan and the United States will hold expert-level talks on beef trade as early as this week, which a senior Japanese official said yesterday could pave the way for Tokyo to lift a ban on U.S. beef re-imposed in January because of renewed mad-cow disease fears.
Cash battle for Chinese meat giant
Investment companies bid Shineway, for one of China’s largest meat processors.
Japan confirms another BSE case
Japan on Wednesday confirmed a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a 5-year-old Holstein.
South Korea sends experts to U.S.
South Korean animal health experts are on their way to the United States to examine the remains of an Alabama animal that had contracted bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the nation's second native-born victim of the disease.
China may become corn importer
China will probably become a net importer of corn by 2012 as demand exceeds domestic supply and stockpiles fall, while prices could rise 30 percent in a decade, according a U.S. government analyst.
Americas
Canada's mad cow case puts pressure on USDA
This week's news about a case of mad cow disease in Canada, the eighth confirmed incident in North America, has led to calls for a ban on imports of Canadian cattle and a permanent ban on sick or injured cattle ("downer" cows) being allowed to enter the human food chain.
Europe
EU disease fears expected to boost pig prices
The UK pigmeat market may soon feel the effects of the Scotland’s recently confirmed case of H5N1 Avian Flu and further Swine Fever outbreaks in Germany.
USA
Swift sells non-fed cattle business
Greeley, Colo.-based Swift and Co. signed a definitive agreement to sell its non-fed cattle business, including its Omaha, Neb. operating plant and its assets in Nampa, Idaho, to XL Foods Inc., Alberta, Canada.
Asia Pacific
Beef on the menu in the Middle East
Consumer demand sees exports of Australian beef to the Middle East soar.
Talks to reopen U.S.-Japan beef trade could go this week
Japan and the United States will hold expert-level talks on beef trade as early as this week, which a senior Japanese official said yesterday could pave the way for Tokyo to lift a ban on U.S. beef re-imposed in January because of renewed mad-cow disease fears.
Cash battle for Chinese meat giant
Investment companies bid Shineway, for one of China’s largest meat processors.
Japan confirms another BSE case
Japan on Wednesday confirmed a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a 5-year-old Holstein.
South Korea sends experts to U.S.
South Korean animal health experts are on their way to the United States to examine the remains of an Alabama animal that had contracted bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the nation's second native-born victim of the disease.
China may become corn importer
China will probably become a net importer of corn by 2012 as demand exceeds domestic supply and stockpiles fall, while prices could rise 30 percent in a decade, according a U.S. government analyst.
Americas
Canada's mad cow case puts pressure on USDA
This week's news about a case of mad cow disease in Canada, the eighth confirmed incident in North America, has led to calls for a ban on imports of Canadian cattle and a permanent ban on sick or injured cattle ("downer" cows) being allowed to enter the human food chain.
Europe
EU disease fears expected to boost pig prices
The UK pigmeat market may soon feel the effects of the Scotland’s recently confirmed case of H5N1 Avian Flu and further Swine Fever outbreaks in Germany.
USA
Swift sells non-fed cattle business
Greeley, Colo.-based Swift and Co. signed a definitive agreement to sell its non-fed cattle business, including its Omaha, Neb. operating plant and its assets in Nampa, Idaho, to XL Foods Inc., Alberta, Canada.