Asia PacificJapan confirms its 31st case of mad cow diseaseJapan's Health Mi...

Asia Pacific
Japan confirms its 31st case of mad cow disease
Japan's Health Ministry said Friday it has confirmed the country's 31st case of mad cow disease.

Japan mulls U.S. suggestion for correcting meatpackers
Japanese government officials Thursday began assessing a U.S. government report recommending corrective steps to be taken by a U.S. meatpacker that made a shipment last month without proper documentation, an official said.

South Korea using high-tech measures on U.S. beef
South Korea has turned to X-ray machines and a lot of sharp knives to reject shipments of U.S. beef due to bone chips as small as grains of rice, prompting Washington to say Seoul is seeking excuses to turn back imports.

Australia
Record Month For Beef Exports To Japan
Australia sees record exports of beef to Japan but a fall in trade with Taiwan over the year. Australia’s beef exports to Japan in November hit another record for the month, reaching 41,398 metric tons – a 13 percent increase compared with the same month last year.

Europe
Because of imports, Russia pork sold for next to nothing
Marketing pork in Russia is a headache for producers. With the growth of production, Russian hog breeders have to sell their products for next to nothing, mainly because of the fact that imported pork is sold at dumping prices, Vyacheslav Kozhevnikov, the deputy head of the Russian Pork Producers Association, told ltar-Tass on Wednesday.

Canada
Human version of mad cow hits Manitoba
Three people in Manitoba, including prominent provincial curler Neil Andrews, are suspected of being infected with a degenerative and fatal brain disease, health officials confirmed Thursday.

United States
S Korea, US Officials Meet Over Beef Trade Complaint
U.S. and South Korean officials, in the wake of harsh words by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns on beef trade disruptions, met late Wednesday evening to try to resolve differences, according to U.S. government officials.

Asia Pacific
Japan confirms its 31st case of mad cow disease
Japan's Health Ministry said Friday it has confirmed the country's 31st case of mad cow disease.

Japan mulls U.S. suggestion for correcting meatpackers
Japanese government officials Thursday began assessing a U.S. government report recommending corrective steps to be taken by a U.S. meatpacker that made a shipment last month without proper documentation, an official said.

South Korea using high-tech measures on U.S. beef
South Korea has turned to X-ray machines and a lot of sharp knives to reject shipments of U.S. beef due to bone chips as small as grains of rice, prompting Washington to say Seoul is seeking excuses to turn back imports.

Australia
Record Month For Beef Exports To Japan
Australia sees record exports of beef to Japan but a fall in trade with Taiwan over the year. Australia’s beef exports to Japan in November hit another record for the month, reaching 41,398 metric tons – a 13 percent increase compared with the same month last year.

Europe
Because of imports, Russia pork sold for next to nothing
Marketing pork in Russia is a headache for producers. With the growth of production, Russian hog breeders have to sell their products for next to nothing, mainly because of the fact that imported pork is sold at dumping prices, Vyacheslav Kozhevnikov, the deputy head of the Russian Pork Producers Association, told ltar-Tass on Wednesday.

Canada
Human version of mad cow hits Manitoba
Three people in Manitoba, including prominent provincial curler Neil Andrews, are suspected of being infected with a degenerative and fatal brain disease, health officials confirmed Thursday.

United States
S Korea, US Officials Meet Over Beef Trade Complaint
U.S. and South Korean officials, in the wake of harsh words by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns on beef trade disruptions, met late Wednesday evening to try to resolve differences, according to U.S. government officials.