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Japan to insist all U.S. beef be checked-minister
TOKYO, April 23 (Reuters) - Japanese Agriculture Minister Yoshiyuki Kamei said on Friday that Japan was sticking to its demand that the United States check all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease as a prelude to resuming imports of U.S. beef.

Australia's Elders signs cattle deal with China
SYDNEY, April 23 (Reuters) - Futuris Corp Ltd's <FCL.AX> rural services unit, Elders Livestock, on Friday signed a contract with China's Xuzhou VV Group for the sale of dairy cattle worth more than A$6.5 million ($4.8 million), Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile said in a statement issued in Australia.

Americas

Canadian Ag panel still waiting for packers' financial records
A Canadian Parliament committee investigating allegations of unfair profit-making by five of that country's largest processors has granted a one-week extension for the packers to submit financial records to the panel.

Fever Free
USDA recognizes France and Spain free of classical swine fever.

USA

Researcher says carcass breaking can contaminate beef with E. coli
New research suggests that the beef carcass breaking process — not the carcass dressing process — is a major source of disease-causing bacteria, according to the Canada Alberta Beef Industry Development Fund, which helped fund the research.

Iowans see pork exports poised for growth in Asia
Two Iowa hog producers traveled to Japan and China last month, assessing two very different markets for pork exports from the United States.

AsiaPacific

Japan to insist all U.S. beef be checked-minister
TOKYO, April 23 (Reuters) - Japanese Agriculture Minister Yoshiyuki Kamei said on Friday that Japan was sticking to its demand that the United States check all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease as a prelude to resuming imports of U.S. beef.

Australia's Elders signs cattle deal with China
SYDNEY, April 23 (Reuters) - Futuris Corp Ltd's <FCL.AX> rural services unit, Elders Livestock, on Friday signed a contract with China's Xuzhou VV Group for the sale of dairy cattle worth more than A$6.5 million ($4.8 million), Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile said in a statement issued in Australia.

Americas

Canadian Ag panel still waiting for packers' financial records
A Canadian Parliament committee investigating allegations of unfair profit-making by five of that country's largest processors has granted a one-week extension for the packers to submit financial records to the panel.

Fever Free
USDA recognizes France and Spain free of classical swine fever.

USA

Researcher says carcass breaking can contaminate beef with E. coli
New research suggests that the beef carcass breaking process — not the carcass dressing process — is a major source of disease-causing bacteria, according to the Canada Alberta Beef Industry Development Fund, which helped fund the research.

Iowans see pork exports poised for growth in Asia
Two Iowa hog producers traveled to Japan and China last month, assessing two very different markets for pork exports from the United States.