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Published: May 18, 2005

Asia Pacific

Japan beef prices sizzling amid lack of U.S. supply
Japanese beef prices have sizzled higher due to a tighter domestic market, with parts such as tongue particularly expensive amid a lack of U.S. supplies, and industry sources say conditions should stay buoyant.

Pork industry & Government committed to protecting Australia's 'clean from disease' reputation
Classical Swine Fever, PRRS, PMWS, foot-and-mouth disease, BSE and Avian influenza has drawn commitments from State and Federal Governments and agricultural bodies to collaborate on protecting Australia's 'clean from disease' reputation.

Australia to tighten COOL regulations
Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry, Senator Richard Colbeck, has backed moves to strengthen regulations for country-of-origin labeling on imported food.

Americas

Canada border, beef boomerang
The longer the U.S. border remains closed to Canadian cattle, the less important the American market will become north of the border as producers there slaughter and process more of their own animals.

Europe

Quality Standards
Ireland’s Beef Quality Assurance Certificate now operates to the benchmark standard EN 45011.

USA

USDA announces BSE roundtable discussion
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will hold a roundtable discussion on June 9 regarding the safety of North American beef and the changing infrastructure of the industry.

Beef gets bad rap
"Unsubstantiated allegations" about the safety of America's cattle supply are giving a good product a bad rap, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns told state agriculture leaders during a visit Tuesday to a northern Utah beef-processing plant.

Subcommittee votes to delay meat labeling again
Rep. Stephanie Herseth, D-S.D., blasted a House subcommittee's approval late Monday night of a spending bill that includes another delay for mandatory country-of-origin labeling for meat and meat products.

Indiana agriculture strategic plan offers great opportunity for pork industry
The new Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) unveiled its "Strategic Plan For Agriculture" this week and sets in motion the greatest opportunity Indiana's pork industry has ever seen for long-term, sustainable growth.

Asia Pacific

Japan beef prices sizzling amid lack of U.S. supply
Japanese beef prices have sizzled higher due to a tighter domestic market, with parts such as tongue particularly expensive amid a lack of U.S. supplies, and industry sources say conditions should stay buoyant.

Pork industry & Government committed to protecting Australia's 'clean from disease' reputation
Classical Swine Fever, PRRS, PMWS, foot-and-mouth disease, BSE and Avian influenza has drawn commitments from State and Federal Governments and agricultural bodies to collaborate on protecting Australia's 'clean from disease' reputation.

Australia to tighten COOL regulations
Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry, Senator Richard Colbeck, has backed moves to strengthen regulations for country-of-origin labeling on imported food.

Americas

Canada border, beef boomerang
The longer the U.S. border remains closed to Canadian cattle, the less important the American market will become north of the border as producers there slaughter and process more of their own animals.

Europe

Quality Standards
Ireland’s Beef Quality Assurance Certificate now operates to the benchmark standard EN 45011.

USA

USDA announces BSE roundtable discussion
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will hold a roundtable discussion on June 9 regarding the safety of North American beef and the changing infrastructure of the industry.

Beef gets bad rap
"Unsubstantiated allegations" about the safety of America's cattle supply are giving a good product a bad rap, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns told state agriculture leaders during a visit Tuesday to a northern Utah beef-processing plant.

Subcommittee votes to delay meat labeling again
Rep. Stephanie Herseth, D-S.D., blasted a House subcommittee's approval late Monday night of a spending bill that includes another delay for mandatory country-of-origin labeling for meat and meat products.

Indiana agriculture strategic plan offers great opportunity for pork industry
The new Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) unveiled its "Strategic Plan For Agriculture" this week and sets in motion the greatest opportunity Indiana's pork industry has ever seen for long-term, sustainable growth.