Asia PacificJapan ends pork high-tariffThe end of the Japanese government’s...
Asia Pacific
Japan ends pork high-tariff
The end of the Japanese government’s financial year on March 31 has seen the end of high gate price duties imposed on pig meat imported into Japan.
New Zealand aims to maintain its share of Japanese beef market
Worried that it may lose its rapidly expanding share of the Japanese beef market when U.S. beef is once more allowed to be sold in Japan, New Zealand is planning to build a robust food safety network that would include full farm-to-fork traceability, coupled with miniaturized DNA testing labs at the point of sale.
South Korean beef consumption plummeted in 2004
Beef consumption in South Korea hit a nine-year low in 2004, as a slumping economy and worries about food safety saw Koreans consume 16 percent less beef than they did in 2003.
Americas
Canadian beef producers falling behind in global market
Canadian beef producers shouldn't get so caught up in the short-term BSE crisis that they fail to focus on longer-term global challenges, a U.S. expert warned Saturday.
Europe
Upgrade ventilation when reducing pig moves
Pig farmers who have altered their management systems to combat such diseases as PMWS, have been running into ventilation problems.
UK pig herd dips below half a million
A UK herd of breeding pigs at a probable record low of 475,000 means pig farmers are struggling to stay in business.
USA
Canada, Mexico And United States release harmonized North American BSE strategy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that Canada, Mexico and the United States have established a harmonized approach to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk mitigation to more effectively address any BSE risk in North America.
Lamb checkoff program upheld in National Referendum
Lamb producers, feeders, seed stock producers and first handlers of lamb and lamb products voted in favor of a national referendum upholding the continuation of the Lamb Promotion, Research and Information Order, according to a recent USDA announcement.
USDA to roll out individual animal ID this summer
With 45 states that have already instituted premises ID programs, USDA says it’s ready to roll out the next phase of the voluntary National Animal Identification System — individual animal ID.
Asia Pacific
Japan ends pork high-tariff
The end of the Japanese government’s financial year on March 31 has seen the end of high gate price duties imposed on pig meat imported into Japan.
New Zealand aims to maintain its share of Japanese beef market
Worried that it may lose its rapidly expanding share of the Japanese beef market when U.S. beef is once more allowed to be sold in Japan, New Zealand is planning to build a robust food safety network that would include full farm-to-fork traceability, coupled with miniaturized DNA testing labs at the point of sale.
South Korean beef consumption plummeted in 2004
Beef consumption in South Korea hit a nine-year low in 2004, as a slumping economy and worries about food safety saw Koreans consume 16 percent less beef than they did in 2003.
Americas
Canadian beef producers falling behind in global market
Canadian beef producers shouldn't get so caught up in the short-term BSE crisis that they fail to focus on longer-term global challenges, a U.S. expert warned Saturday.
Europe
Upgrade ventilation when reducing pig moves
Pig farmers who have altered their management systems to combat such diseases as PMWS, have been running into ventilation problems.
UK pig herd dips below half a million
A UK herd of breeding pigs at a probable record low of 475,000 means pig farmers are struggling to stay in business.
USA
Canada, Mexico And United States release harmonized North American BSE strategy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that Canada, Mexico and the United States have established a harmonized approach to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk mitigation to more effectively address any BSE risk in North America.
Lamb checkoff program upheld in National Referendum
Lamb producers, feeders, seed stock producers and first handlers of lamb and lamb products voted in favor of a national referendum upholding the continuation of the Lamb Promotion, Research and Information Order, according to a recent USDA announcement.
USDA to roll out individual animal ID this summer
With 45 states that have already instituted premises ID programs, USDA says it’s ready to roll out the next phase of the voluntary National Animal Identification System — individual animal ID.