Asia PacificTest shows Japan steer did not have BSEJapanese authorities have ...

Asia Pacific

Test shows Japan steer did not have BSE
Japanese authorities have concluded that a 20-month-old steer suspected of having mad cow disease did not have the fatal brain-wasting illness, a local government official said on Tuesday.

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.

Tokyo weighs lifting beef ban 
Tokyo is moving closer to cutting a deal with Washington to resume imports of American beef, which have been suspended since January.

South Korea sets timetable for resumption of beef trade
South Korean officials said they have started examining the records concerning the birth date of the Alabama breeding cow diagnosed in March with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and will make a decision about resuming trade in U.S. beef by early June, according to a report in Asia Pulse.

Americas

Canada's beef exports to Japan far behind hoped-for volumes
A shortage of young cattle with birth certificates has stymied Canada's beef exports to Japan, according to Ted Haney, president of the Canada Beef Export Federation.

USA

USDA sends expert to Canada to investigate BSE case
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced that the Agriculture Department, through an agreement with his counterpart in Canada, has sent an animal health expert to British Columbia to assist in an epidemiologic investigation surrounding the discovery of a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a dairy cow there.

Asia Pacific

Test shows Japan steer did not have BSE
Japanese authorities have concluded that a 20-month-old steer suspected of having mad cow disease did not have the fatal brain-wasting illness, a local government official said on Tuesday.

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.

Tokyo weighs lifting beef ban 
Tokyo is moving closer to cutting a deal with Washington to resume imports of American beef, which have been suspended since January.

South Korea sets timetable for resumption of beef trade
South Korean officials said they have started examining the records concerning the birth date of the Alabama breeding cow diagnosed in March with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and will make a decision about resuming trade in U.S. beef by early June, according to a report in Asia Pulse.

Americas

Canada's beef exports to Japan far behind hoped-for volumes
A shortage of young cattle with birth certificates has stymied Canada's beef exports to Japan, according to Ted Haney, president of the Canada Beef Export Federation.

USA

USDA sends expert to Canada to investigate BSE case
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced that the Agriculture Department, through an agreement with his counterpart in Canada, has sent an animal health expert to British Columbia to assist in an epidemiologic investigation surrounding the discovery of a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a dairy cow there.