Asia PacificSouth Korea-U.S. agreement To end beef ban seen as important firs...
Asia Pacific
South Korea-U.S. agreement To end beef ban seen as important first step
South Korea announced today it will accept U.S. beef, ending a two-year ban.
Australia ships less beef to Japan
Shipments of Australian beef to Japan slip four percent as U.S. beef returns to the Japanese market.
Korea eyes U.S. beef safety
Korea can enter negotiations on resuming imports of American beef ribs if they are scientifically proven to be safe for consumption, a government official said yesterday.
Americas
U.S., Canadian pork trade is good
A representative of Ontario Pork suggests the free flow of hogs across the Canada US border is something that's good for the industries in both nations and that needs to be maintained.
Europe
New Zealand lamb promoted in the United Kingdom
New Zealand lamb is launching a new assault on the U.K. market this week with the introduction of its new season lamb. The marketing campaign is being marked by New Season New Zealand Lamb Week, which starts a £1.3 million television and media campaign to promote New Zealand lamb until the end of April.
New dawn for the British pig industry
The British pig industry lays down new guidelines to improve its ability to compete.
USA
USDA awards $10 million to sequence the swine genome
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced today that USDA is awarding $10 million to the University of Illinois to obtain a draft sequence of the swine genome.
Johanns asks other Asian countries to end beef ban
In the wake of Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea agreeing to end at least parts of their bans on the import of U.S. beef, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has appealed to China, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore to follow suit.
Asia Pacific
South Korea-U.S. agreement To end beef ban seen as important first step
South Korea announced today it will accept U.S. beef, ending a two-year ban.
Australia ships less beef to Japan
Shipments of Australian beef to Japan slip four percent as U.S. beef returns to the Japanese market.
Korea eyes U.S. beef safety
Korea can enter negotiations on resuming imports of American beef ribs if they are scientifically proven to be safe for consumption, a government official said yesterday.
Americas
U.S., Canadian pork trade is good
A representative of Ontario Pork suggests the free flow of hogs across the Canada US border is something that's good for the industries in both nations and that needs to be maintained.
Europe
New Zealand lamb promoted in the United Kingdom
New Zealand lamb is launching a new assault on the U.K. market this week with the introduction of its new season lamb. The marketing campaign is being marked by New Season New Zealand Lamb Week, which starts a £1.3 million television and media campaign to promote New Zealand lamb until the end of April.
New dawn for the British pig industry
The British pig industry lays down new guidelines to improve its ability to compete.
USA
USDA awards $10 million to sequence the swine genome
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced today that USDA is awarding $10 million to the University of Illinois to obtain a draft sequence of the swine genome.
Johanns asks other Asian countries to end beef ban
In the wake of Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea agreeing to end at least parts of their bans on the import of U.S. beef, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has appealed to China, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore to follow suit.