Asia PacificJapanese report favorable to U.S. beef, but ban likely won't end...

Asia Pacific

Japanese report favorable to U.S. beef, but ban likely won't end soon
A Japanese report issued by the country's farm and health bureaus recommends eased BSE testing regulations for native cattle, but it may be many months before even Japanese cattle under 20 months are exempt from testing. That would clear the way for ending the ban on beef imported from the U.S., if the two sides can agree on a method of determining the actual birth date of U.S. cattle.

TOTAL TESTING TOSSED
The Japanese government proposes to end tests on cattle under 20 months of age. Japan’s agriculture minister Yoshinobu Shimamura has put forward a plan to relax the testing standards for bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the country. The move could open the door for the resumption of the beef trade with the United States.

Swift's pork and Australian segments offset sluggish beef performance
Continued outstanding performance by Swift & Company's pork and Australian beef segments in the first quarter of fiscal 2005, which ended Aug. 29, helped to significantly offset the performance by Swift Beef, the company announced.

Europe

EU to spend $122 million on BSE testing next year
The European Union is spending $122 million next year to test cattle across the 25-state economic region for BSE. That is over half of the $235 million set aside to fight animal disease as a whole.

BSE TEST CHANGE
Northern Ireland extends its BSE testing regime to include cattle 30-42 months of age.
The British agriculture ministry is to extend its bovine spongiform encephalopathy surveillance testing program to include healthy cattle aged 30-42 months slaughtered under the Over Thirty Months Scheme.

Americas

Swift's pork and Australian segments offset sluggish beef performance
Continued outstanding performance by Swift & Company's pork and Australian beef segments in the first quarter of fiscal 2005, which ended Aug. 29, helped to significantly offset the performance by Swift Beef, the company announced.

Canadian pre-verification standards for meat and poultry exports may be suspended
Canada's pre-verification paperwork requirements for exports of meat and poultry products may be suspended, effective immediately, due to a labor action.

CANADIAN MERGER
Supraliment and Olymel, two Canadian meat processors, enter a partnership to improve pork and poultry processing.

U.S.

Kerry supports curbs on livestock antibiotics
John Kerry's campaign has assured animal-welfare groups that he would support legislation to curb the use of antibiotics given to livestock, a position that is unpopular with farmers.

 

 

Asia Pacific

Japanese report favorable to U.S. beef, but ban likely won't end soon
A Japanese report issued by the country's farm and health bureaus recommends eased BSE testing regulations for native cattle, but it may be many months before even Japanese cattle under 20 months are exempt from testing. That would clear the way for ending the ban on beef imported from the U.S., if the two sides can agree on a method of determining the actual birth date of U.S. cattle.

TOTAL TESTING TOSSED
The Japanese government proposes to end tests on cattle under 20 months of age. Japan’s agriculture minister Yoshinobu Shimamura has put forward a plan to relax the testing standards for bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the country. The move could open the door for the resumption of the beef trade with the United States.

Swift's pork and Australian segments offset sluggish beef performance
Continued outstanding performance by Swift & Company's pork and Australian beef segments in the first quarter of fiscal 2005, which ended Aug. 29, helped to significantly offset the performance by Swift Beef, the company announced.

Europe

EU to spend $122 million on BSE testing next year
The European Union is spending $122 million next year to test cattle across the 25-state economic region for BSE. That is over half of the $235 million set aside to fight animal disease as a whole.

BSE TEST CHANGE
Northern Ireland extends its BSE testing regime to include cattle 30-42 months of age.
The British agriculture ministry is to extend its bovine spongiform encephalopathy surveillance testing program to include healthy cattle aged 30-42 months slaughtered under the Over Thirty Months Scheme.

Americas

Swift's pork and Australian segments offset sluggish beef performance
Continued outstanding performance by Swift & Company's pork and Australian beef segments in the first quarter of fiscal 2005, which ended Aug. 29, helped to significantly offset the performance by Swift Beef, the company announced.

Canadian pre-verification standards for meat and poultry exports may be suspended
Canada's pre-verification paperwork requirements for exports of meat and poultry products may be suspended, effective immediately, due to a labor action.

CANADIAN MERGER
Supraliment and Olymel, two Canadian meat processors, enter a partnership to improve pork and poultry processing.

U.S.

Kerry supports curbs on livestock antibiotics
John Kerry's campaign has assured animal-welfare groups that he would support legislation to curb the use of antibiotics given to livestock, a position that is unpopular with farmers.