Asia PacificS Korea plans to kill dogs & pigs over bird flu concernsAfte...

Asia Pacific
S Korea plans to kill dogs & pigs over bird flu concerns
After confirming that the outbreak occurred at poultry farm last week was caused by the H5N1 strain, South Korea is now planning to kill a number of birds and other animals like pigs, dogs and cats in order to curb the spread of highly pathogenic form of bird flu.

Pork black market huge in Japan: dealers
Not only have importers illegally evaded high tariffs on pork shipments, but the leading food companies that purchase it were well aware of that fact, several meat wholesalers have told The Asahi Shimbun.

Canada
Encouraging News for Canada's Beef and Cattle Industry
Canada's New Government is encouraged by the USDA's decision to resubmit its second Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) rule for interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is the last step before publication of the rule for public comment.

United States
High Corn Prices Mean Higher Pork Prices, But When?
How will the pork industry and pork prices respond to much higher feed prices? Futures markets already have provided some signals, says Chris Hurt.

Company's inventions create 'better way' for hog producers
Growing up doing chores on his family's hog farm, Eric Holtkamp often yearned for ways to make work easier.

USDA submits new plan to import older Canadian cattle
The White House Office of Management and Budget has once again been tasked with reviewing the U.S. Department of Agriculture's plan to lift its ban on older Canadian cattle, deemed riskier for mad-cow disease infection than younger animals.

Asia Pacific
S Korea plans to kill dogs & pigs over bird flu concerns
After confirming that the outbreak occurred at poultry farm last week was caused by the H5N1 strain, South Korea is now planning to kill a number of birds and other animals like pigs, dogs and cats in order to curb the spread of highly pathogenic form of bird flu.

Pork black market huge in Japan: dealers
Not only have importers illegally evaded high tariffs on pork shipments, but the leading food companies that purchase it were well aware of that fact, several meat wholesalers have told The Asahi Shimbun.

Canada
Encouraging News for Canada's Beef and Cattle Industry
Canada's New Government is encouraged by the USDA's decision to resubmit its second Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) rule for interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is the last step before publication of the rule for public comment.

United States
High Corn Prices Mean Higher Pork Prices, But When?
How will the pork industry and pork prices respond to much higher feed prices? Futures markets already have provided some signals, says Chris Hurt.

Company's inventions create 'better way' for hog producers
Growing up doing chores on his family's hog farm, Eric Holtkamp often yearned for ways to make work easier.

USDA submits new plan to import older Canadian cattle
The White House Office of Management and Budget has once again been tasked with reviewing the U.S. Department of Agriculture's plan to lift its ban on older Canadian cattle, deemed riskier for mad-cow disease infection than younger animals.