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Asia Pacific
CME cattle calls mixed after Japanese comments
CHICAGO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Early calls on Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures ranged from 0.250 cent per lb higher to 0.250 lower Thursday, livestock analysts said.
US beef industry offers plan to resume exports to Japan
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Japan's trade minister was to meet Bush administration officials on Thursday as the U.S. meat industry lobbied for a plan that would certify American beef shipments as free of mad cow disease to win back Japan's business.
Australia live exports need stronger rules--review
CANBERRA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Australia should ban the export of live animals during the northern summer and a quarantine watchdog should take a stronger role in regulating the A$1 billion ($770 million) industry, a study has recommended.
Australia says no chance of mad cow outbreak
CANBERRA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - There is no chance of an outbreak of mad cow disease in Australia because the country's cattle fed grass and grain and the import of sheep was banned more than half a century ago, the government said on Thursday.
Japan denies discussing steps to lift US beef ban
TOKYO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Japan's farm ministry denied on Thursday that it was considering proposals to the United States that could lead eventually to a resumption of U.S. beef imports, halted since the discovery of a case of mad cow disease.
Japan launches BSE fact-finding mission to U.S., Canada
Japan's ban on all beef from the United States will continue, as no decision will be made until after a fact-finding mission to North America is completed.
Japan to protest anti-dumping law
TOKYO - Japan will seek World Trade Organization (WTO) approval to impose retaliatory tariff hikes on US imports because of Washington's failure to revise its illegal anti-dumping rules, local media.
Americas
Mexico says ban on U.S. beef could last months, years
Mexico, the second largest importer of U.S. beef, said it could take months or years to lift the ban on meat imposed after the United States discovered its first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
Canada launches global marketing campaign for its beef
Maintaining its beef is safe for consumption, Canada has debuted a global marketing campaign for its beef after tests confirmed that a U.S. animal with BSE was born in Alberta.
Reopening the Door
Japan and Mexico move towards reopening their borders US beef.
Further BSE Questions to be Answered
Canadian minister calls for deeper investigation into BSE cases and for opening of trade talks.
Europe
Germany finds beef untested for BSE went on market
HAMBURG, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A review of BSE tests in Germany showed that 510 cattle untested for the mad cow disease were sold in 2003, junior Agriculture Minister Alexander Mueller said on Thursday.
USA
USDA Veneman says beef talks with Japan not specific
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Specific steps for ending Japan's ban on U.S. beef were not discussed in a meeting between American and Japanese officials, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said on Wednesday.
Herd culled, Daschle calls for sealing Canadian border
Federal workers have killed the entire herd of 449 bull calves in a vacant slaughterhouse in rural Eastern Washington that included the offspring of a Holstein infected with mad cow disease.
Purdue University: Pork producers face a lean 2004
Purdue University Agricultural Economist Chris Hurt is predicting tight margins for pork producers this year, with prices expected to rise to about $14 per hundredweight -- but the increases being offset by expected increases in operational costs.
USDA takes heat for 'downer' ban
The federal ban on the slaughter of "downer" cattle for human consumption is receiving harsh criticism from Kansas' top animal health official.
Interest heats up for labels on meat
The discovery of mad cow disease in a Canadian-born cow has rekindled interest in a law requiring meat to be labeled with its country of origin.
Importers Won't Take Shipments Of U.S. Beef: Japan, South Korea Unyielding on Ban
All but a small fraction of 46,200 tons of U.S. beef at sea will be turned away from foreign ports, leaving the beef industry stuck with perishable products that must either make the two-week journey back home or be thrown away.
NCBA to hold satellite town-hall meeting
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association will hold a satellite town-hall meeting tonight (Jan. 8) from 6-7 p.m. (CST) to answer producer questions and discuss the NCBA's response to the discovery of a single Canadian-born cow in the United States with BSE. The 60-minute meeting will broadcast live on RFD-TV. Cattlemen from around the nation can call into a telephone number provided on-screen to ask questions and provide input to the NCBA staff. The live broadcast can be viewed on the RFD-TV agricultural channel available on:
- DISH TV Channel 9409
- DirecTV Channel 379 (Multi-Sat System Required)
- MediaCom Cable Providers, Check Local Listings
- NCTC Cable Providers, Check Local Listings
- C-band coordinates, T5-20, 41 Mghz., Horizontal, 6.2-6.8 audio
Asia Pacific
CME cattle calls mixed after Japanese comments
CHICAGO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Early calls on Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures ranged from 0.250 cent per lb higher to 0.250 lower Thursday, livestock analysts said.
US beef industry offers plan to resume exports to Japan
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Japan's trade minister was to meet Bush administration officials on Thursday as the U.S. meat industry lobbied for a plan that would certify American beef shipments as free of mad cow disease to win back Japan's business.
Australia live exports need stronger rules--review
CANBERRA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Australia should ban the export of live animals during the northern summer and a quarantine watchdog should take a stronger role in regulating the A$1 billion ($770 million) industry, a study has recommended.
Australia says no chance of mad cow outbreak
CANBERRA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - There is no chance of an outbreak of mad cow disease in Australia because the country's cattle fed grass and grain and the import of sheep was banned more than half a century ago, the government said on Thursday.
Japan denies discussing steps to lift US beef ban
TOKYO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Japan's farm ministry denied on Thursday that it was considering proposals to the United States that could lead eventually to a resumption of U.S. beef imports, halted since the discovery of a case of mad cow disease.
Japan launches BSE fact-finding mission to U.S., Canada
Japan's ban on all beef from the United States will continue, as no decision will be made until after a fact-finding mission to North America is completed.
Japan to protest anti-dumping law
TOKYO - Japan will seek World Trade Organization (WTO) approval to impose retaliatory tariff hikes on US imports because of Washington's failure to revise its illegal anti-dumping rules, local media.
Americas
Mexico says ban on U.S. beef could last months, years
Mexico, the second largest importer of U.S. beef, said it could take months or years to lift the ban on meat imposed after the United States discovered its first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
Canada launches global marketing campaign for its beef
Maintaining its beef is safe for consumption, Canada has debuted a global marketing campaign for its beef after tests confirmed that a U.S. animal with BSE was born in Alberta.
Reopening the Door
Japan and Mexico move towards reopening their borders US beef.
Further BSE Questions to be Answered
Canadian minister calls for deeper investigation into BSE cases and for opening of trade talks.
Europe
Germany finds beef untested for BSE went on market
HAMBURG, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A review of BSE tests in Germany showed that 510 cattle untested for the mad cow disease were sold in 2003, junior Agriculture Minister Alexander Mueller said on Thursday.
USA
USDA Veneman says beef talks with Japan not specific
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Specific steps for ending Japan's ban on U.S. beef were not discussed in a meeting between American and Japanese officials, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said on Wednesday.
Herd culled, Daschle calls for sealing Canadian border
Federal workers have killed the entire herd of 449 bull calves in a vacant slaughterhouse in rural Eastern Washington that included the offspring of a Holstein infected with mad cow disease.
Purdue University: Pork producers face a lean 2004
Purdue University Agricultural Economist Chris Hurt is predicting tight margins for pork producers this year, with prices expected to rise to about $14 per hundredweight -- but the increases being offset by expected increases in operational costs.
USDA takes heat for 'downer' ban
The federal ban on the slaughter of "downer" cattle for human consumption is receiving harsh criticism from Kansas' top animal health official.
Interest heats up for labels on meat
The discovery of mad cow disease in a Canadian-born cow has rekindled interest in a law requiring meat to be labeled with its country of origin.
Importers Won't Take Shipments Of U.S. Beef: Japan, South Korea Unyielding on Ban
All but a small fraction of 46,200 tons of U.S. beef at sea will be turned away from foreign ports, leaving the beef industry stuck with perishable products that must either make the two-week journey back home or be thrown away.
NCBA to hold satellite town-hall meeting
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association will hold a satellite town-hall meeting tonight (Jan. 8) from 6-7 p.m. (CST) to answer producer questions and discuss the NCBA's response to the discovery of a single Canadian-born cow in the United States with BSE. The 60-minute meeting will broadcast live on RFD-TV. Cattlemen from around the nation can call into a telephone number provided on-screen to ask questions and provide input to the NCBA staff. The live broadcast can be viewed on the RFD-TV agricultural channel available on:
- DISH TV Channel 9409
- DirecTV Channel 379 (Multi-Sat System Required)
- MediaCom Cable Providers, Check Local Listings
- NCTC Cable Providers, Check Local Listings
- C-band coordinates, T5-20, 41 Mghz., Horizontal, 6.2-6.8 audio