Asia PacificPublic request government be cautious on U.S. beef imports resum...

Asia Pacific
Public request government be cautious on U.S. beef imports resumption
Consumers insisted the government be cautious on resuming U.S. beef imports, while meat distributors expressed their position at an explanatory meeting on the stance Japan has taken in talks with the United States over lifting its reinstated import ban on American beef.

Africa
Zimbabwe’s beef export bid comes under scrutiny
Zimbabwe’s bid to resume beef exports will come under scrutiny when beef experts from the European Union (EU) and Asia visit the country in June, a senior official has said.

Europe
Too many cull cow casualties wasted
Cattle farmers should quickly take account of EU meat hygiene rules that bar diseased or injured animals from the food chain otherwise too many potentially valuable cull cows will continue to be lost to the fallen stock scheme and business income be reduced as a result.

Light at the end of the tunnel for English beef
The English Beef and Lamb Executive is hailing the light at the end of the marketing tunnel for English beef producers.

Bans on Brazilian beef likely to be retained
Another foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Brazil could help boost Irish meat sales in key markets abroad. More than 55 countries restricted meat imports from regions of Brazil after the disease was reported there last October.

Americas
Chile Aims to Boost Agriculture
Chile is known as the world's biggest copper producer, but the new government of President Michelle Bachelet wants to boost agriculture, which has big growth potential, Rojas said Friday.

Public hearings on pork plant at least a year away
Public hearings into a proposed hog-processing plant in east Winnipeg are at least a year away, but residents may have the opportunity to share their opinions on the project at another forum much sooner.

United States
Johanns: BSE cases will slow import of older Canadian cattle
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said in a press conference with newly appointed Canadian Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl that his plans to fast-track a new rule to allow the import of Canadian cattle older than 30 months have been stymied by the discovery of two new cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Canada this year.

Asia Pacific
Public request government be cautious on U.S. beef imports resumption
Consumers insisted the government be cautious on resuming U.S. beef imports, while meat distributors expressed their position at an explanatory meeting on the stance Japan has taken in talks with the United States over lifting its reinstated import ban on American beef.

Africa
Zimbabwe’s beef export bid comes under scrutiny
Zimbabwe’s bid to resume beef exports will come under scrutiny when beef experts from the European Union (EU) and Asia visit the country in June, a senior official has said.

Europe
Too many cull cow casualties wasted
Cattle farmers should quickly take account of EU meat hygiene rules that bar diseased or injured animals from the food chain otherwise too many potentially valuable cull cows will continue to be lost to the fallen stock scheme and business income be reduced as a result.

Light at the end of the tunnel for English beef
The English Beef and Lamb Executive is hailing the light at the end of the marketing tunnel for English beef producers.

Bans on Brazilian beef likely to be retained
Another foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Brazil could help boost Irish meat sales in key markets abroad. More than 55 countries restricted meat imports from regions of Brazil after the disease was reported there last October.

Americas
Chile Aims to Boost Agriculture
Chile is known as the world's biggest copper producer, but the new government of President Michelle Bachelet wants to boost agriculture, which has big growth potential, Rojas said Friday.

Public hearings on pork plant at least a year away
Public hearings into a proposed hog-processing plant in east Winnipeg are at least a year away, but residents may have the opportunity to share their opinions on the project at another forum much sooner.

United States
Johanns: BSE cases will slow import of older Canadian cattle
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said in a press conference with newly appointed Canadian Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl that his plans to fast-track a new rule to allow the import of Canadian cattle older than 30 months have been stymied by the discovery of two new cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Canada this year.