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Asia Pacific
Soybeans rise in Tokyo on Brazilian supply concern
Soybean futures in Tokyo rose 2.4 percent, the biggest fluctuation of any commodity market today, on concern a decline in Brazilian exports and a spreading fungal disease will reduce supplies of the oilseed.
Japan ready to drop universal testing for BSE
The Japanese Food Safety Commission finally approved the end of universal testing of cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a vital step in authorizing the end of a ban on beef from the United States.
Bringing out the best China
Opening the Chinese market to British pig meat and breeding stock has moved a step closer thanks to a mission by the British Pig Executive (BPEX).
Russia insists meat imports from Finland be inspected by officials
Russian veterinary officials have imposed a rule under which Finnish pork sold in Russia must be inspected by a Russian veterinarian.
America
Food regulator discards Mexican pork over cancer-causing drug
South Korea's food safety regulator said Saturday it has either thrown away or shipped back 22 tons of Mexican pork after it was found to contain cancer-causing antibiotics.
Brazil suspends beef exports to U.S.
Brazil's Agriculture Ministry suspended temporarily the country's processed beef exports to the USA as of 5 May, according to a report from its Department of Livestock Farming Products Inspection quoted by Latin America News Digest.
Mandatory ID works in Canada
As the United States continues on the road to livestock identification, Canada is a few miles ahead of us. Mandatory registration is already in place in Canada for beef, dairy, bison and sheep.
Canada’s mad cow crisis forces U.S. layoffs
Canada's mad cow crisis -- once viewed as a financial windfall for the American beef industry -- is now forcing layoffs and the "imminent economic collapse" of some slaughterhouses in the United States.
Europe
Market Pursuit
A British delegation of pork producers hopes to gain access to the huge market in China.
USA
Northwestern U.S. has higher risk of mad cow exposure
There is still a risk, though slight, of mad cow disease in the United States, and it is greatest in the three Northwestern states bordering Canada, according to Agriculture Department investigators.
Asia Pacific
Soybeans rise in Tokyo on Brazilian supply concern
Soybean futures in Tokyo rose 2.4 percent, the biggest fluctuation of any commodity market today, on concern a decline in Brazilian exports and a spreading fungal disease will reduce supplies of the oilseed.
Japan ready to drop universal testing for BSE
The Japanese Food Safety Commission finally approved the end of universal testing of cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a vital step in authorizing the end of a ban on beef from the United States.
Bringing out the best China
Opening the Chinese market to British pig meat and breeding stock has moved a step closer thanks to a mission by the British Pig Executive (BPEX).
Russia insists meat imports from Finland be inspected by officials
Russian veterinary officials have imposed a rule under which Finnish pork sold in Russia must be inspected by a Russian veterinarian.
America
Food regulator discards Mexican pork over cancer-causing drug
South Korea's food safety regulator said Saturday it has either thrown away or shipped back 22 tons of Mexican pork after it was found to contain cancer-causing antibiotics.
Brazil suspends beef exports to U.S.
Brazil's Agriculture Ministry suspended temporarily the country's processed beef exports to the USA as of 5 May, according to a report from its Department of Livestock Farming Products Inspection quoted by Latin America News Digest.
Mandatory ID works in Canada
As the United States continues on the road to livestock identification, Canada is a few miles ahead of us. Mandatory registration is already in place in Canada for beef, dairy, bison and sheep.
Canada’s mad cow crisis forces U.S. layoffs
Canada's mad cow crisis -- once viewed as a financial windfall for the American beef industry -- is now forcing layoffs and the "imminent economic collapse" of some slaughterhouses in the United States.
Europe
Market Pursuit
A British delegation of pork producers hopes to gain access to the huge market in China.
USA
Northwestern U.S. has higher risk of mad cow exposure
There is still a risk, though slight, of mad cow disease in the United States, and it is greatest in the three Northwestern states bordering Canada, according to Agriculture Department investigators.