Asia PacificPig meat import ban praisedA leading pork organisation says it is...

Asia Pacific

Pig meat import ban praised
A leading pork organisation says it is pleased with the Federal Court's decision to ban pig meat imports from countries affected by disease.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary asks Japan to buy beef
Japan is long overdue to resume purchases of U.S. beef, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns told his Japanese counterpart on Wednesday, despite the discovery of a possible second U.S. case of mad cow disease.

Americas

Mexico won't ban U.S. beef
Mexico won't slap another ban on U.S. beef if the latest cow in the U.S. to test positive for mad-cow disease is confirmed to be infected, U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary J.B. Penn said Tuesday.

Europe

Pig producers being forced out by factories
IFA Pigs Committee Chairman Pat O’Keeffe has said pig producers are being forced out of production because of a sustained and co-ordinated resistance by pigmeat processors to allow Irish pig prices rise above their current uneconomic levels.”

USA

Cattle producers anxiously await mad cow test results
Cattle producers anxiously await test results on another suspected case of mad cow disease in the United States, this time involving an animal possibly from Texas.

World Pork Expo attendance tops last year's levels
The 17th annual World Pork Expo, held last weekend in Des Moines, Iowa, drew 31,505 attendees, according to organizers, up from 28,000 at last year's event.

Meat Deal Linked
The United States and Russia sign a major meat and poultry trade agreement.

Beef Merger
Two Minnesota and Wisconsin beef processors are merging, saying they're teaming up to become stronger at a time of crisis in the beef industry.

Asia Pacific

Pig meat import ban praised
A leading pork organisation says it is pleased with the Federal Court's decision to ban pig meat imports from countries affected by disease.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary asks Japan to buy beef
Japan is long overdue to resume purchases of U.S. beef, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns told his Japanese counterpart on Wednesday, despite the discovery of a possible second U.S. case of mad cow disease.

Americas

Mexico won't ban U.S. beef
Mexico won't slap another ban on U.S. beef if the latest cow in the U.S. to test positive for mad-cow disease is confirmed to be infected, U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary J.B. Penn said Tuesday.

Europe

Pig producers being forced out by factories
IFA Pigs Committee Chairman Pat O’Keeffe has said pig producers are being forced out of production because of a sustained and co-ordinated resistance by pigmeat processors to allow Irish pig prices rise above their current uneconomic levels.”

USA

Cattle producers anxiously await mad cow test results
Cattle producers anxiously await test results on another suspected case of mad cow disease in the United States, this time involving an animal possibly from Texas.

World Pork Expo attendance tops last year's levels
The 17th annual World Pork Expo, held last weekend in Des Moines, Iowa, drew 31,505 attendees, according to organizers, up from 28,000 at last year's event.

Meat Deal Linked
The United States and Russia sign a major meat and poultry trade agreement.

Beef Merger
Two Minnesota and Wisconsin beef processors are merging, saying they're teaming up to become stronger at a time of crisis in the beef industry.