Asia PacificShipment of U.S. beef arrives in JapanJapan imported its first ...

Asia Pacific
Shipment of U.S. beef arrives in Japan
Japan imported its first shipment of American beef since January on Monday, resuming a once-booming business that has been crippled for nearly three years over fears of mad cow disease.

Japanese officials to inspect 2 U.S. beef facilities
Japanese officials will inspect two beef-exporting plants in the U.S. next week to assess their progress in implementing strict safeguards against mad cow disease as requested by Japan, a Farm Ministry official said Friday.

Europe
Cyprus Breakthrough For U.K. Beef
English beef is heading for Cyprus for the first time as the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX) launches a promotion in Carrefour hypermarkets.

Africa
Uganda: City to Get First Class Pork
Kampala pork eaters can now brace themselves for more quality stuff, as the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), are now targeting the city's pork market, reports Cyprian Musoke.

United States
Japan still wary of U.S. beef despite end of ban
Now that Japan has lifted its ban on U.S. beef, American beef producers are eager to resume trade there, but analysts say restoring sales to pre-ban levels and regaining the trust of Japanese consumers will be a slow process.

Technologies buy time for pork producers to find waste solutions
Ideally, there would be a market for pig manure. Some ingenious technology would emerge that ran on the stuff, destroying it in the process. So far, no such luck.

USDA Team To Inspect Brazil Beef Facilities
A team of inspectors from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be in Brazil on a routine mission from Aug. 15 to Sept. 13 to inspect thermoprocessing facilities in eight beef packing units allowed to export to the U.S., the Brazilian Agriculture Ministry announced Thursday.

Asia Pacific
Shipment of U.S. beef arrives in Japan
Japan imported its first shipment of American beef since January on Monday, resuming a once-booming business that has been crippled for nearly three years over fears of mad cow disease.

Japanese officials to inspect 2 U.S. beef facilities
Japanese officials will inspect two beef-exporting plants in the U.S. next week to assess their progress in implementing strict safeguards against mad cow disease as requested by Japan, a Farm Ministry official said Friday.

Europe
Cyprus Breakthrough For U.K. Beef
English beef is heading for Cyprus for the first time as the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX) launches a promotion in Carrefour hypermarkets.

Africa
Uganda: City to Get First Class Pork
Kampala pork eaters can now brace themselves for more quality stuff, as the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), are now targeting the city's pork market, reports Cyprian Musoke.

United States
Japan still wary of U.S. beef despite end of ban
Now that Japan has lifted its ban on U.S. beef, American beef producers are eager to resume trade there, but analysts say restoring sales to pre-ban levels and regaining the trust of Japanese consumers will be a slow process.

Technologies buy time for pork producers to find waste solutions
Ideally, there would be a market for pig manure. Some ingenious technology would emerge that ran on the stuff, destroying it in the process. So far, no such luck.

USDA Team To Inspect Brazil Beef Facilities
A team of inspectors from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be in Brazil on a routine mission from Aug. 15 to Sept. 13 to inspect thermoprocessing facilities in eight beef packing units allowed to export to the U.S., the Brazilian Agriculture Ministry announced Thursday.