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Asia Pacific
US Beef Making Tentative Return to North Asian Markets
American beef is back in the Japanese market and slated to return to South Korea soon. But for America's beef exporters, who lost two of their three largest markets in 2003 after a few cases of mad cow disease were discovered in the United States, it is going to be an uphill struggle to rebuild their north Asian business. 

Scarcity Of Smaller Cattle, High Market Prices Suppressing Beef Sales In Japan
U.S. beef is selling for almost as much as domestic Wagyu beef in Japan, and the "paucity" of cattle under 20 months of age has combined with high prices to suppress sales of U.S. beef in Japan, according to Phil Seng, chief executive of the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

U.S. BEEF OUTLOOK IN JAPAN “TREMENDOUS”
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) updated its efforts to improve U.S. beef sales in Japan Friday during a conference call from Osaka. USMEF president and CEO, Phil Seng, and the group’s Chairman, John Bellinger, have been visiting meat markets and conducting press conferences with Japanese media to address concerns and provide information about the safety of U.S. beef.

Age and Source Info Will Help Boost US Beef Influence in Japan
Expanded efforts are needed by U.S. cattle producers to identify the age and sources of their cattle if the U.S. is going to regain a larger share of the beef market in Japan, leaders of the U.S. Meat Export Federation said Friday.

USMEF optimistic about beef to Japan, despite obstacles
U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Phil Seng and Chairman John Bellinger held a teleconference with U.S. and international reporters Friday to brief them on USMEF's recent activities to promote U.S. beef in Japan. Seng expressed confidence U.S. beef could regain the market share it once enjoyed there, but said three key challenges remained.

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Asia Pacific
US Beef Making Tentative Return to North Asian Markets
American beef is back in the Japanese market and slated to return to South Korea soon. But for America's beef exporters, who lost two of their three largest markets in 2003 after a few cases of mad cow disease were discovered in the United States, it is going to be an uphill struggle to rebuild their north Asian business. 

Scarcity Of Smaller Cattle, High Market Prices Suppressing Beef Sales In Japan
U.S. beef is selling for almost as much as domestic Wagyu beef in Japan, and the "paucity" of cattle under 20 months of age has combined with high prices to suppress sales of U.S. beef in Japan, according to Phil Seng, chief executive of the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

U.S. BEEF OUTLOOK IN JAPAN “TREMENDOUS”
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) updated its efforts to improve U.S. beef sales in Japan Friday during a conference call from Osaka. USMEF president and CEO, Phil Seng, and the group’s Chairman, John Bellinger, have been visiting meat markets and conducting press conferences with Japanese media to address concerns and provide information about the safety of U.S. beef.

Age and Source Info Will Help Boost US Beef Influence in Japan
Expanded efforts are needed by U.S. cattle producers to identify the age and sources of their cattle if the U.S. is going to regain a larger share of the beef market in Japan, leaders of the U.S. Meat Export Federation said Friday.

USMEF optimistic about beef to Japan, despite obstacles
U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Phil Seng and Chairman John Bellinger held a teleconference with U.S. and international reporters Friday to brief them on USMEF's recent activities to promote U.S. beef in Japan. Seng expressed confidence U.S. beef could regain the market share it once enjoyed there, but said three key challenges remained.

Europe
EU hopefuls face further tests
The European Commission is to recommend that Romania and Bulgaria join the European Union on 1 January next year, rather than in 2008.