Asia PacificJapanese steer negative for BSE; another suspected case identifie...

Asia Pacific

Japanese steer negative for BSE; another suspected case identified
The 20-month-old Japanese steer suspected of bovine spongiform encephalopathy infection has tested negative for the disease in follow-up testing.

Hong Kong closes illegal meat pack
The Food & Environmental Hygiene Department has shut down an illegal slaughterhouse in Yuen Long, arresting its operator and seizing 560kgs of pork.

Beef exports to Japan a fraction of pre-BSE levels due to lack of young beef  
A hesitation to buy into a birth registry for cattle has turned into a lost opportunity for producers who previously viewed Japan as a savior for beef exports.

Europe

EU disease fears expected to boost pig prices
The UK pigmeat market may soon feel the effects of the Scotland’s recently confirmed case of H5N1 Avian Flu and further Swine Fever outbreaks in Germany.

USA

U.S. corn trade no harm to Canada
Imported American corn hasn't hurt and isn't threatening to hurt the Canadian corn industry, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal ruled Tuesday.

Asia Pacific

Japanese steer negative for BSE; another suspected case identified
The 20-month-old Japanese steer suspected of bovine spongiform encephalopathy infection has tested negative for the disease in follow-up testing.

Hong Kong closes illegal meat pack
The Food & Environmental Hygiene Department has shut down an illegal slaughterhouse in Yuen Long, arresting its operator and seizing 560kgs of pork.

Beef exports to Japan a fraction of pre-BSE levels due to lack of young beef  
A hesitation to buy into a birth registry for cattle has turned into a lost opportunity for producers who previously viewed Japan as a savior for beef exports.

Europe

EU disease fears expected to boost pig prices
The UK pigmeat market may soon feel the effects of the Scotland’s recently confirmed case of H5N1 Avian Flu and further Swine Fever outbreaks in Germany.

USA

U.S. corn trade no harm to Canada
Imported American corn hasn't hurt and isn't threatening to hurt the Canadian corn industry, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal ruled Tuesday.