Asia PacificJapan seeks OK to resume U.S. beef tradeThe Japanese government t...
Asia Pacific
Japan seeks OK to resume U.S. beef trade
The Japanese government took a big step on Tuesday toward reopening Japan to U.S. beef by asking the national food safety agency to ease a ban imposed 17 months ago after the discovery of mad cow disease in the U.S. herd.
Will high pork prices in China be sustained for long?
Hog farmers in China have made handsome gains from high pork prices of the past two years.
Taiwanese meat buyers welcome return of U.S. beef
It’s great to have U.S. beef back in Taiwan, according to Taiwanese meat buyers who are touring Nebraska and Iowa this week.
China in denial over FMD
In the idyllic setting of the Beijing countryside a short drive north of the Great Wall, a secret slaughter is taking place.
Australia adds new regulations to National Livestock Identification System
Australian livestock producers will no longer be able to use branding as a trace-back system under new regulations approved by the government.
Americas
New western slaughter database to assist in tracking swine movement
The Canadian Pork Council expects to have a new western database that will store the information necessary to help contain a foreign animal disease outbreak operational by the end of this summer.
Europe
Producer-owned processing moves a step closer
It looks like Irish producers will be successful in their bid to set up their own processing company.
Illegal meat trade sparks health fears
Customs officers say high meat prices in Switzerland are fuelling a lucrative cross-border smuggling trade which poses a danger to public health.
USA
Beef ad fund upheld
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld the mandatory marketing fund that created the famous "Beef: It's What's for Dinner" ad campaign after a challenge from several livestock groups.
Farm groups react to Supreme Court checkoff ruling
Several farm groups have released statements today following the release of the Supreme Court decision in Veneman v. Livestock Marketing Association, the case that investigated the question of whether the Beef Checkoff is constitutional.
Cattlemen's beef board pledges to improve Checkoff in wake of Supreme Court win
Jay O'Brien, vice chairman of the Cattlemen's Beef Board, said that now that the organization's controversial Beef Checkoff program has been ruled constitutional by six justices of the Supreme Court, CBB "will work with all affected organizations to improve the Checkoff.
Asia Pacific
Japan seeks OK to resume U.S. beef trade
The Japanese government took a big step on Tuesday toward reopening Japan to U.S. beef by asking the national food safety agency to ease a ban imposed 17 months ago after the discovery of mad cow disease in the U.S. herd.
Will high pork prices in China be sustained for long?
Hog farmers in China have made handsome gains from high pork prices of the past two years.
Taiwanese meat buyers welcome return of U.S. beef
It’s great to have U.S. beef back in Taiwan, according to Taiwanese meat buyers who are touring Nebraska and Iowa this week.
China in denial over FMD
In the idyllic setting of the Beijing countryside a short drive north of the Great Wall, a secret slaughter is taking place.
Australia adds new regulations to National Livestock Identification System
Australian livestock producers will no longer be able to use branding as a trace-back system under new regulations approved by the government.
Americas
New western slaughter database to assist in tracking swine movement
The Canadian Pork Council expects to have a new western database that will store the information necessary to help contain a foreign animal disease outbreak operational by the end of this summer.
Europe
Producer-owned processing moves a step closer
It looks like Irish producers will be successful in their bid to set up their own processing company.
Illegal meat trade sparks health fears
Customs officers say high meat prices in Switzerland are fuelling a lucrative cross-border smuggling trade which poses a danger to public health.
USA
Beef ad fund upheld
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld the mandatory marketing fund that created the famous "Beef: It's What's for Dinner" ad campaign after a challenge from several livestock groups.
Farm groups react to Supreme Court checkoff ruling
Several farm groups have released statements today following the release of the Supreme Court decision in Veneman v. Livestock Marketing Association, the case that investigated the question of whether the Beef Checkoff is constitutional.
Cattlemen's beef board pledges to improve Checkoff in wake of Supreme Court win
Jay O'Brien, vice chairman of the Cattlemen's Beef Board, said that now that the organization's controversial Beef Checkoff program has been ruled constitutional by six justices of the Supreme Court, CBB "will work with all affected organizations to improve the Checkoff.