Asia PacificS Korea, US To Discuss American Beef Quarantine DisputeSouth Kor...

Asia Pacific
S Korea, US To Discuss American Beef Quarantine Dispute
South Korea and the U.S. will hold talks next week on a dispute over South Korea’s decision to reject American beef shipments that it said contained banned bone fragments, South Korean officials said Wednesday.

Australia
Australia ’06 Beef Exports Up 5% North Asia Strong
Australian beef exports in 2006 rose 4.9% on year to 953,932 bone-free metric tons, with a large rise in volumes to South Korea more than offsetting a modest fall to the United States, according to official figures issued Wednesday.

Europe
May the pork be with you, Fred
Fred Henley checks the labeling on pork, bacon and ham products at the Tesco, Morrisons and Somerfield supermarkets in Selby, as part of the National Pig Association's Porkwatch scheme.

Africa
Kenya: Livestock Exports to Continue
Kenya will continue to export beef products to Mauritius and other countries in the Middle East despite the outbreak of the Rift Valley Fever (RVF).

Americas
Argentina Allows Earlier Slaughter To Increase Beef Supply, Lower Prices
The government of Argentina has temporarily lowered its minimum weight for the slaughter of cattle from 280 kilograms to 240 to beef up the beef supply during the prime barbecue winter season. The change took effect Dec. 27 and will be in force until Feb. 28, 2007.

United States
Dried Distiller’s Grains Can Help Produce More Beef
Supplemental feeding of dried distiller's grains to cattle can help produce more beef in grazing programs, a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher said.

Recent Storm In Midwest Could Push Up Cost Of Beef
A devastating winter storm that swept through the Plains and immobilized thousands of cattle may spur a rise in retail beef prices.

Trade Troubles For U.S., S. Korea
When South Korea reopened its lucrative beef market to the United States in late October, ending a nearly three-year ban stemming from the outbreak of mad-cow disease, American beef exporters were upbeat.

Asia Pacific
S Korea, US To Discuss American Beef Quarantine Dispute
South Korea and the U.S. will hold talks next week on a dispute over South Korea’s decision to reject American beef shipments that it said contained banned bone fragments, South Korean officials said Wednesday.

Australia
Australia ’06 Beef Exports Up 5% North Asia Strong
Australian beef exports in 2006 rose 4.9% on year to 953,932 bone-free metric tons, with a large rise in volumes to South Korea more than offsetting a modest fall to the United States, according to official figures issued Wednesday.

Europe
May the pork be with you, Fred
Fred Henley checks the labeling on pork, bacon and ham products at the Tesco, Morrisons and Somerfield supermarkets in Selby, as part of the National Pig Association's Porkwatch scheme.

Africa
Kenya: Livestock Exports to Continue
Kenya will continue to export beef products to Mauritius and other countries in the Middle East despite the outbreak of the Rift Valley Fever (RVF).

Americas
Argentina Allows Earlier Slaughter To Increase Beef Supply, Lower Prices
The government of Argentina has temporarily lowered its minimum weight for the slaughter of cattle from 280 kilograms to 240 to beef up the beef supply during the prime barbecue winter season. The change took effect Dec. 27 and will be in force until Feb. 28, 2007.

United States
Dried Distiller’s Grains Can Help Produce More Beef
Supplemental feeding of dried distiller's grains to cattle can help produce more beef in grazing programs, a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher said.

Recent Storm In Midwest Could Push Up Cost Of Beef
A devastating winter storm that swept through the Plains and immobilized thousands of cattle may spur a rise in retail beef prices.

Trade Troubles For U.S., S. Korea
When South Korea reopened its lucrative beef market to the United States in late October, ending a nearly three-year ban stemming from the outbreak of mad-cow disease, American beef exporters were upbeat.