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Asia Pacific

Japan waits for Johanns
When the new U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, former Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns, told the Japanese Ambassador this week that he wants action from Japan on ending a year-long ban on exports on American beef, he also made a point he was "very, very pleased" to have Kawasaki Heavy Industries, the motor cycle maker, as a major investor in his home state.

Europe

EFSA calls for more tests to determine BSE goat risks
Comprehensive tests are needed following the conformation that a goat in France did indeed die of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy), the European Food Safety Authority’s BIOHAZ panel has said.

Americas

AMI files suit to re-open Canadian border to cattle
Saying its members have endured "significant and prolonged financial damages" because of the ongoing ban on Canadian cattle imports, the American Meat Institute (AMI) Friday filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction against the USDA to end the remaining portions of the 18-month ban.

USA

Tyson foods profit drops as mad cow woes linger
Top U.S. meat company Tyson Foods Inc. on Monday posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings, plagued by persistent trade bans related to mad cow disease.

Sealed Air sees modest lift if beef ban Ends
Sealed Air Corp. hopes bans on Canadian and U.S. beef imports are lifted by mid-year, resulting in higher profits for its key meat packaging business, the company's chief financial officer said on Monday.

U.S. farms are growing
The number of U.S. farms fell to 2.11 million in 2004, but they're getting larger and earning more, according to USDA figures released today.

Animal ID program combines GPS, cell tech, RFID
On any given day on the remote roads of Kansas, hundreds of tractor-trailers are hauling cattle across the state's vast rangelands, headed for feedlots and slaughterhouses. And in an era of mad cow disease and the threat of agroterrorism, federal agriculture regulators want to be able to locate within 48 hours — or sooner — the whereabouts of each of the nation's 100 million-plus head of cattle.

Asia Pacific

Japan waits for Johanns
When the new U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, former Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns, told the Japanese Ambassador this week that he wants action from Japan on ending a year-long ban on exports on American beef, he also made a point he was "very, very pleased" to have Kawasaki Heavy Industries, the motor cycle maker, as a major investor in his home state.

Europe

EFSA calls for more tests to determine BSE goat risks
Comprehensive tests are needed following the conformation that a goat in France did indeed die of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy), the European Food Safety Authority’s BIOHAZ panel has said.

Americas

AMI files suit to re-open Canadian border to cattle
Saying its members have endured "significant and prolonged financial damages" because of the ongoing ban on Canadian cattle imports, the American Meat Institute (AMI) Friday filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction against the USDA to end the remaining portions of the 18-month ban.

USA

Tyson foods profit drops as mad cow woes linger
Top U.S. meat company Tyson Foods Inc. on Monday posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings, plagued by persistent trade bans related to mad cow disease.

Sealed Air sees modest lift if beef ban Ends
Sealed Air Corp. hopes bans on Canadian and U.S. beef imports are lifted by mid-year, resulting in higher profits for its key meat packaging business, the company's chief financial officer said on Monday.

U.S. farms are growing
The number of U.S. farms fell to 2.11 million in 2004, but they're getting larger and earning more, according to USDA figures released today.

Animal ID program combines GPS, cell tech, RFID
On any given day on the remote roads of Kansas, hundreds of tractor-trailers are hauling cattle across the state's vast rangelands, headed for feedlots and slaughterhouses. And in an era of mad cow disease and the threat of agroterrorism, federal agriculture regulators want to be able to locate within 48 hours — or sooner — the whereabouts of each of the nation's 100 million-plus head of cattle.