Asia PacificJapan to end U.S. beef bans by summer Japan's deputy consul-gene...

Asia Pacific

Japan to end U.S. beef bans by summer
Japan's deputy consul-general said he expected his country to end its ban on U.S. beef by summer.

Europe

Foot and mouth risk from imported beef, says pressure group
Britain is at serious risk of another foot and mouth outbreak if it continues to import beef from countries like Brazil where the disease is rife, Farmers for Action has warned.

Farms to operate BSE cull
Almost 700 cattle will be culled from 200 Northern Ireland farms because of BSE.

Americas

Canada, U.S. urged to test all older cattle for BSE
Canada and the United States should consider testing all cattle over the age of 30 months for mad cow disease to ensure they find all cases of the brain-wasting disease, a French expert said on Thursday.

Record Canadian cattle herd
Canadian farmers held a record number of cattle on their farms Jan. 1, while hog numbers were only slightly above year-earlier levels on the back of good exports, Statistics Canada reported today.

Dry South America weather boosts U.S. soy price hopes
Soybean markets continue to sharpen their focus on South American weather, which remains dry in major crop-producing regions. Crops in southern Brazil are at the critical pod-filling stage and exposed to yield losses.

USA

Inspector General's report slams USDA, APHIS on Canadian beef
The USDA's Office of the Inspector General, Northeast Region, has completed a nearly yearlong investigation of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's oversight of imported beef products from Canada after the border was closed to live cattle in May 2003.

Asia Pacific

Japan to end U.S. beef bans by summer
Japan's deputy consul-general said he expected his country to end its ban on U.S. beef by summer.

Europe

Foot and mouth risk from imported beef, says pressure group
Britain is at serious risk of another foot and mouth outbreak if it continues to import beef from countries like Brazil where the disease is rife, Farmers for Action has warned.

Farms to operate BSE cull
Almost 700 cattle will be culled from 200 Northern Ireland farms because of BSE.

Americas

Canada, U.S. urged to test all older cattle for BSE
Canada and the United States should consider testing all cattle over the age of 30 months for mad cow disease to ensure they find all cases of the brain-wasting disease, a French expert said on Thursday.

Record Canadian cattle herd
Canadian farmers held a record number of cattle on their farms Jan. 1, while hog numbers were only slightly above year-earlier levels on the back of good exports, Statistics Canada reported today.

Dry South America weather boosts U.S. soy price hopes
Soybean markets continue to sharpen their focus on South American weather, which remains dry in major crop-producing regions. Crops in southern Brazil are at the critical pod-filling stage and exposed to yield losses.

USA

Inspector General's report slams USDA, APHIS on Canadian beef
The USDA's Office of the Inspector General, Northeast Region, has completed a nearly yearlong investigation of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's oversight of imported beef products from Canada after the border was closed to live cattle in May 2003.