Asia PacificJapan says U.S. beef talks not yet in final stageWhile acknowled...

Asia Pacific
Japan says U.S. beef talks not yet in final stage
While acknowledging that two days of talks between U.S. and Japanese negotiators in Tokyo moved Japan "one step forward" to resuming imports of U.S. beef, Japanese Agriculture Minister Shoichi Nakagawa told reporters Friday "I don't think we've entered the final stage," of reaching a full accord.

Japanese Gov't to discuss U.S. beef with consumers starting April 11
The government said Monday it will discuss with consumers ongoing talks with the United States on Washington's request that Japan lift its reinstated import ban on U.S. beef.

South Korea imported U.S. beef despite ban
South Korea started importing U.S. beef in February, despite the government's announcement in March that it would delay imports of North American beef.

Europe
Read The Small Print!
If present levels of imported beef from Brazil continue at the current levels it could see the end of the British beef industry, an MLA has warned.

Russia lifts ban on Brazil beef
The ban by Russia on meat imports from Brazil has been lifted with trade between the two countries to resume next week.

Classical Swine Fever: Movement Restrictions On Pigs
The European Commission has today decided to suspend the movement of all pigs within and from the German federal state of North-Rhine Westphalia, due to a new case of classical swine fever in a pig farm in this region.

Americas
For Argentina's Sizzling Economy, a Cap on Steak Prices
Few things are more treasured by Argentines than a juicy steak sizzling on a grill. So when President Néstor Kirchner recently urged consumers to boycott beef, and ordered government ministries to cease their purchases, it was a sign that something had gone drastically wrong.

Wasting disease takes toll on Canada pork industry
A chronic illness that is killing hogs in Eastern Canada is taking a heavy toll on pork producers, Canadian Pork Council President Clare Schlegel said.

United States
Pig Mortality From PCV-2 Virus Bears Watching
A recent increase in mortality in growing and finishing pigs associated with porcine circovirus type 2 infections has prompted veterinarians to urge pork producers to be on the alert for the possibility in their own herds.

Immigration has high stakes for agriculture
Few sectors of the American economy have more at stake in the immigration fight now raging in Congress than agriculture and food manufacturing.

Local farmers fear costs of tracking mad cow disease
Proposed legislation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture would force people to implant electronic tracking devices in their pets and livestock, at the owners' expense.

Asia Pacific
Japan says U.S. beef talks not yet in final stage
While acknowledging that two days of talks between U.S. and Japanese negotiators in Tokyo moved Japan "one step forward" to resuming imports of U.S. beef, Japanese Agriculture Minister Shoichi Nakagawa told reporters Friday "I don't think we've entered the final stage," of reaching a full accord.

Japanese Gov't to discuss U.S. beef with consumers starting April 11
The government said Monday it will discuss with consumers ongoing talks with the United States on Washington's request that Japan lift its reinstated import ban on U.S. beef.

South Korea imported U.S. beef despite ban
South Korea started importing U.S. beef in February, despite the government's announcement in March that it would delay imports of North American beef.

Europe
Read The Small Print!
If present levels of imported beef from Brazil continue at the current levels it could see the end of the British beef industry, an MLA has warned.

Russia lifts ban on Brazil beef
The ban by Russia on meat imports from Brazil has been lifted with trade between the two countries to resume next week.

Classical Swine Fever: Movement Restrictions On Pigs
The European Commission has today decided to suspend the movement of all pigs within and from the German federal state of North-Rhine Westphalia, due to a new case of classical swine fever in a pig farm in this region.

Americas
For Argentina's Sizzling Economy, a Cap on Steak Prices
Few things are more treasured by Argentines than a juicy steak sizzling on a grill. So when President Néstor Kirchner recently urged consumers to boycott beef, and ordered government ministries to cease their purchases, it was a sign that something had gone drastically wrong.

Wasting disease takes toll on Canada pork industry
A chronic illness that is killing hogs in Eastern Canada is taking a heavy toll on pork producers, Canadian Pork Council President Clare Schlegel said.

United States
Pig Mortality From PCV-2 Virus Bears Watching
A recent increase in mortality in growing and finishing pigs associated with porcine circovirus type 2 infections has prompted veterinarians to urge pork producers to be on the alert for the possibility in their own herds.

Immigration has high stakes for agriculture
Few sectors of the American economy have more at stake in the immigration fight now raging in Congress than agriculture and food manufacturing.

Local farmers fear costs of tracking mad cow disease
Proposed legislation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture would force people to implant electronic tracking devices in their pets and livestock, at the owners' expense.