Asia Pacific | Imports Recover SlowlyJapan imported more beef in 2003 than i...

Asia Pacific

Imports Recover Slowly
Japan imported more beef in 2003 than it did in 2002 but beef imports are still below pre-BSE levels.

USA

USDA issues beef warning after salmonella outbreak
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department has issued a public health warning about raw ground beef products after dozens of people in the Northeast became ill with salmonella infections, a spokesman said on Friday.

Bush proposes $47 million boost for BSE-related funding
Speaking at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's annual convention in Phoenix Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said the White House has budgeted $60 million in fiscal year 2005 to fund multi-agency efforts to enhance the nation's bovine spongiform encephalopathy prevention program—a $47 million increase from the previous year.

Beef industry recovering in time for Super Bowl
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association has launched a multimillion dollar television, radio and print ad campaign aimed at reinforcing consumer confidence in the U.S. beef supply in time to capitalize on two of the year's prime beef-buying occasions, the Super Bowl (Feb. 1) and Valentine's Day (Feb. 14).

BSE Search to End
USDA admits it may never know the fate of 80 dairy cows imported from Canada along with the BSE-infected Washingtoncow.

Investigation into futures traders over BSE
Authorities inAmerica are investigating whether commodity traders knew about the country's mad cow disease outbreak before it was officially announced by the US Government

Hog boards prepare for possible checkoff money loss
If the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the mandatory national pork checkoff as unconstitutional, hog farmers want to be ready.

Asia Pacific

Imports Recover Slowly
Japan imported more beef in 2003 than it did in 2002 but beef imports are still below pre-BSE levels.

USA

USDA issues beef warning after salmonella outbreak
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department has issued a public health warning about raw ground beef products after dozens of people in the Northeast became ill with salmonella infections, a spokesman said on Friday.

Bush proposes $47 million boost for BSE-related funding
Speaking at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's annual convention in Phoenix Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said the White House has budgeted $60 million in fiscal year 2005 to fund multi-agency efforts to enhance the nation's bovine spongiform encephalopathy prevention program—a $47 million increase from the previous year.

Beef industry recovering in time for Super Bowl
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association has launched a multimillion dollar television, radio and print ad campaign aimed at reinforcing consumer confidence in the U.S. beef supply in time to capitalize on two of the year's prime beef-buying occasions, the Super Bowl (Feb. 1) and Valentine's Day (Feb. 14).

BSE Search to End
USDA admits it may never know the fate of 80 dairy cows imported from Canada along with the BSE-infected Washingtoncow.

Investigation into futures traders over BSE
Authorities inAmerica are investigating whether commodity traders knew about the country's mad cow disease outbreak before it was officially announced by the US Government

Hog boards prepare for possible checkoff money loss
If the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the mandatory national pork checkoff as unconstitutional, hog farmers want to be ready.