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Asia Pacific

Japan wary of haste for U.S. beef
Participants in public hearings on the safety of U.S. beef were split on whether Japan's food safety body had been too hasty in approving a report clearing U.S. beef of risks associated with BSE, an official said.

Americas

Cuba conditionally ok’s U.S. beef exports
Beef from animals under 30 months of age are acceptable.

Europe

EU becoming top beef importer
The European Union-15 is developing into one of the world's largest importers of beef, in contrast to the situation six years ago when there was a large surplus and intervention stores were full of meat removed from the market to avoid a price collapse.

Germany hikes meat controls
Germany will tighten controls on the meat industry after a scandal over the sale of tainted beef, pork and poultry, Agriculture Minister Horst Seehofer said.

USA

National Beef Packing Co: annual profits down 53% on BSE
National Beef Packing Co. LLC, the nation's fourth-largest beef processor, on Wednesday said annual profits dropped 53% this year, blaming continued fallout from the mad cow scare.

Hog farm fined $50,000 for waste disposal
A Windsor farm was fined $50,000 Tuesday for pumping thousands of gallons of hog waste onto lands that feed into one of Norfolk’s reservoirs.

NCBA – U.S not ready for FMD
The United States is unprepared for foot-and-mouth disease, an industry leader told Kansas cattle producers.

Asia Pacific

Japan wary of haste for U.S. beef
Participants in public hearings on the safety of U.S. beef were split on whether Japan's food safety body had been too hasty in approving a report clearing U.S. beef of risks associated with BSE, an official said.

Americas

Cuba conditionally ok’s U.S. beef exports
Beef from animals under 30 months of age are acceptable.

Europe

EU becoming top beef importer
The European Union-15 is developing into one of the world's largest importers of beef, in contrast to the situation six years ago when there was a large surplus and intervention stores were full of meat removed from the market to avoid a price collapse.

Germany hikes meat controls
Germany will tighten controls on the meat industry after a scandal over the sale of tainted beef, pork and poultry, Agriculture Minister Horst Seehofer said.

USA

National Beef Packing Co: annual profits down 53% on BSE
National Beef Packing Co. LLC, the nation's fourth-largest beef processor, on Wednesday said annual profits dropped 53% this year, blaming continued fallout from the mad cow scare.

Hog farm fined $50,000 for waste disposal
A Windsor farm was fined $50,000 Tuesday for pumping thousands of gallons of hog waste onto lands that feed into one of Norfolk’s reservoirs.

NCBA – U.S not ready for FMD
The United States is unprepared for foot-and-mouth disease, an industry leader told Kansas cattle producers.