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Asia Pacific

Japan: Too Early to Lift U.S. Beef Ban
TOKYO - Japan said Monday that it is too soon to discuss lifting its ban on American beef, saying that officials should first establish the facts surrounding the discovery of a case of mad cow disease in the United States.

UPDATE 1-China's Dalian soy ends limit-up on mad cow scare
SHANGHAI, Dec 29 (Reuters) - China's Dalian soybeans ended at their three-percent limit-up on Monday, spurred by sharp gains on the Chicago Board of Trade after the United States reported its first case of mad cow disease.

Too soon to talk about lifting US beef ban -Japan
TOKYO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Japan told a U.S. delegation on Monday that it was too soon to discuss lifting the ban on American beef which Tokyo introduced after a case of mad cow disease was discovered in Washington State last week.

Japan Says No to Talking About Lifting Ban on U.S. Beef
Japan has rejected a U.S. request to talk about ending its ban on U.S. beef. The team of U.S. experts, headed by USDA trade expert David Hegwood, met with Japanese officials this morning in Tokyo, but were unsuccessful in getting Japan to even talk about easing its ban.

Japan Considers Tariff Extension  
Government panel recommendation for one-year extension of emergency tariffs does not look good forU.S. beef and pork exports.

Impact of Japan beef ban greater in Iowa
Iowa could be hurt more than many other cattle-producing states if Japan continues to block shipments of U.S. beef because of last week's announcement that a now-slaughtered Holstein cow from Washington state was sick with mad cow disease.

Americas

UPDATE 1-USDA to rethink opening border to Canadian cattle
WASHINGTON, Dec 27 (Reuters) - The United States will take another look at its proposal to reopen the border to some Canadian cattle after finding mad cow disease in Washington state, a U.S. Agriculture Department spokeswoman told Reuters on Saturday.

Europe

Slow European feeds up with mad cow rally in Chicago
ROTTERDAM, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The European meals and feed market was sharply up around midday on Monday, the first trading day after a four-day Christmas break, but found little buying interest as buyers were holding back at these levels, market sources said.

Bulgaria bans US beef imports on madcow fears
SOFIA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Bulgaria on Monday imposed a temporary ban on imports of U.S. cattle, beef and beef-related products after the discovery of the first U.S. case of mad cow disease, the Agriculture Ministry said.

USA

USDA BSE Information and Updates
Next Technical Briefing and Webcast with U.S. Government Officials On BSE Case will be Monday, Dec. 29 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
BSE Chronology

USDA, NCBA report BSE animal imported from Canada
In a statement released Saturday, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has found records indicating the Washingtonstate dairy cow testing positive for BSE was imported from Canada. Based on this, the NCBA strongly urges the United States' trading partners to reopen their borders to U.S. beef exports.

U.S. widens recall of beef
WASHINGTON-- Investigators and retailers in eight states and a territory are scrambling to recover meat that may have come from a Holstein stricken with deadly mad cow disease. | Agriculture Department officia...

CME cattle drop 5-cent limit on mad cow reaction
CHICAGO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures dropped the expanded 5.00-cent-per-lb daily trading limit Monday morning as the market continued to tumble after last week's news of the first case of mad cow disease in the United States, CME traders said.

USDA sets 2 p.m. briefing on mad cow disease probe
WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department said it will hold a news briefing on the mad cow disease investigation at 2 p.m. EST(1900 GMT) on Monday.

US expands mad-cow beef recall to eight states
WASHINGTON, Dec 28 (Reuters) - U.S. officials, grappling to control the mad-cow crisis, on Sunday expanded the recall of more than 10,000 pounds of beef to eight mostly western states and Guam.

12/27 USDA BSE Update: Cow In Question Came From Canada
Preliminary information now indicates that the Holstein cow that was confirmed to have BSE in Washington state came from Canada, USDA Chief Veterinarian Ron DeHaven. He said that he had received information around midnight Friday night that "would suggest the positive animal entered the U.S. as part of a group of 74 dairy animals that entered the U.S. at East Port, Idaho, originating from a dairy herd in Alberta, Canada in 2001."

Case of BSE-Infected Cow Goes International 
Cow could have come fromCanada, a possibility that officials are exploring at great length. Meanwhile, delegates make a trip to Japan.

BSE Crisis Bring New Terms to Learn
As crisis enters second week the talk turns to where the industry goes from here. That also involves understanding a few new terms.

Asia Pacific

Japan: Too Early to Lift U.S. Beef Ban
TOKYO - Japan said Monday that it is too soon to discuss lifting its ban on American beef, saying that officials should first establish the facts surrounding the discovery of a case of mad cow disease in the United States.

UPDATE 1-China's Dalian soy ends limit-up on mad cow scare
SHANGHAI, Dec 29 (Reuters) - China's Dalian soybeans ended at their three-percent limit-up on Monday, spurred by sharp gains on the Chicago Board of Trade after the United States reported its first case of mad cow disease.

Too soon to talk about lifting US beef ban -Japan
TOKYO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Japan told a U.S. delegation on Monday that it was too soon to discuss lifting the ban on American beef which Tokyo introduced after a case of mad cow disease was discovered in Washington State last week.

Japan Says No to Talking About Lifting Ban on U.S. Beef
Japan has rejected a U.S. request to talk about ending its ban on U.S. beef. The team of U.S. experts, headed by USDA trade expert David Hegwood, met with Japanese officials this morning in Tokyo, but were unsuccessful in getting Japan to even talk about easing its ban.

Japan Considers Tariff Extension  
Government panel recommendation for one-year extension of emergency tariffs does not look good forU.S. beef and pork exports.

Impact of Japan beef ban greater in Iowa
Iowa could be hurt more than many other cattle-producing states if Japan continues to block shipments of U.S. beef because of last week's announcement that a now-slaughtered Holstein cow from Washington state was sick with mad cow disease.

Americas

UPDATE 1-USDA to rethink opening border to Canadian cattle
WASHINGTON, Dec 27 (Reuters) - The United States will take another look at its proposal to reopen the border to some Canadian cattle after finding mad cow disease in Washington state, a U.S. Agriculture Department spokeswoman told Reuters on Saturday.

Europe

Slow European feeds up with mad cow rally in Chicago
ROTTERDAM, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The European meals and feed market was sharply up around midday on Monday, the first trading day after a four-day Christmas break, but found little buying interest as buyers were holding back at these levels, market sources said.

Bulgaria bans US beef imports on madcow fears
SOFIA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Bulgaria on Monday imposed a temporary ban on imports of U.S. cattle, beef and beef-related products after the discovery of the first U.S. case of mad cow disease, the Agriculture Ministry said.

USA

USDA BSE Information and Updates
Next Technical Briefing and Webcast with U.S. Government Officials On BSE Case will be Monday, Dec. 29 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
BSE Chronology

USDA, NCBA report BSE animal imported from Canada
In a statement released Saturday, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has found records indicating the Washingtonstate dairy cow testing positive for BSE was imported from Canada. Based on this, the NCBA strongly urges the United States' trading partners to reopen their borders to U.S. beef exports.

U.S. widens recall of beef
WASHINGTON-- Investigators and retailers in eight states and a territory are scrambling to recover meat that may have come from a Holstein stricken with deadly mad cow disease. | Agriculture Department officia...

CME cattle drop 5-cent limit on mad cow reaction
CHICAGO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures dropped the expanded 5.00-cent-per-lb daily trading limit Monday morning as the market continued to tumble after last week's news of the first case of mad cow disease in the United States, CME traders said.

USDA sets 2 p.m. briefing on mad cow disease probe
WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department said it will hold a news briefing on the mad cow disease investigation at 2 p.m. EST(1900 GMT) on Monday.

US expands mad-cow beef recall to eight states
WASHINGTON, Dec 28 (Reuters) - U.S. officials, grappling to control the mad-cow crisis, on Sunday expanded the recall of more than 10,000 pounds of beef to eight mostly western states and Guam.

12/27 USDA BSE Update: Cow In Question Came From Canada
Preliminary information now indicates that the Holstein cow that was confirmed to have BSE in Washington state came from Canada, USDA Chief Veterinarian Ron DeHaven. He said that he had received information around midnight Friday night that "would suggest the positive animal entered the U.S. as part of a group of 74 dairy animals that entered the U.S. at East Port, Idaho, originating from a dairy herd in Alberta, Canada in 2001."

Case of BSE-Infected Cow Goes International 
Cow could have come fromCanada, a possibility that officials are exploring at great length. Meanwhile, delegates make a trip to Japan.

BSE Crisis Bring New Terms to Learn
As crisis enters second week the talk turns to where the industry goes from here. That also involves understanding a few new terms.