Australia
Government Investigating Two Suspected Domestic Cases Of PMWS
The Australian Department of Agriculture is investigating two suspected cases of post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). The two suspected cases are geographically far removed from each other — one in South Australia, the other in New South Wales.The Australian Government has notified the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) of its investigation.
Australia is one of very few countries that has stated it doesn’t have the disease. PMWS usually hits hogs aged between six and eight weeks, and there is a high fatality rate.
A spokesman for the department said the investigation into the two suspected cases of the disease should be completed by early next week.
The pork producers of Australia earlier filed a court case claiming that imported pork products might carry PMWS to domestic herds. There is no evidence, of course, linking imported products with these suspected cases.
Egypt
Must Be On Approved List To Export Beef To Egypt
An Egyptian inspection team is arriving in the U.S. at the end of July. Any plant wishing to export beef to Egypt should contact USMEF’s Technical Services Department immediately, 303-623-6328 — Paul Clayton (pclayton@usmef.org); Ann Spaeth (aspaeth@usmef.org) or Kevin Smith (ksmith@usmef.org) — to be placed on an approved plant list. To get on the approved plant list, plants would have to be inspected by an Egyptian veterinary delegation, which would pay particular attention to the plant’s halal procedures — working with an approved Islamic center is essential — and plants would have to meet the cost of the inspection including travel. See the FSIS Export Library of Requirements for details.
After the inspection the delegation would submit a report to the Egyptian Agriculture Minister, who would then notify the USDA which plants were approved and which denied.
Interested companies should discuss this with USMEF Technical Services.
Japan
Japan Imports 36 Percent More U.S. Pork In May
Japan imported 85,936 metric tons (mt) of pork in May, 3.8 percent less than in May 2004, according to Japanese government statistics, but imports of U.S. pork — 32,205 mt — were 36.4 percent more than in May 2004. The U.S. had the largest share of the import market. Imports of Canadian pork totaled 21,248 mt and imports of Danish pork totaled 18,725 mt, a 40 percent decrease.
Japanese Beef Imports Surge In May
With the U.S. still excluded from its import market, Japan’s May beef imports were 68.6 percent higher than in May 2004. Japan imported 48,048 mt of beef in May according to Japanese government statistics. Imports of Australian beef were 55.9 percent higher at 41,313 mt. Imports from New Zealand climbed 201.1 percent to 5,561 mt.
Government Investigating Two Suspected Domestic Cases Of PMWS
The Australian Department of Agriculture is investigating two suspected cases of post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). The two suspected cases are geographically far removed from each other — one in South Australia, the other in New South Wales.The Australian Government has notified the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) of its investigation.
Australia is one of very few countries that has stated it doesn’t have the disease. PMWS usually hits hogs aged between six and eight weeks, and there is a high fatality rate.
A spokesman for the department said the investigation into the two suspected cases of the disease should be completed by early next week.
The pork producers of Australia earlier filed a court case claiming that imported pork products might carry PMWS to domestic herds. There is no evidence, of course, linking imported products with these suspected cases.
Egypt
Must Be On Approved List To Export Beef To Egypt
An Egyptian inspection team is arriving in the U.S. at the end of July. Any plant wishing to export beef to Egypt should contact USMEF’s Technical Services Department immediately, 303-623-6328 — Paul Clayton (pclayton@usmef.org); Ann Spaeth (aspaeth@usmef.org) or Kevin Smith (ksmith@usmef.org) — to be placed on an approved plant list. To get on the approved plant list, plants would have to be inspected by an Egyptian veterinary delegation, which would pay particular attention to the plant’s halal procedures — working with an approved Islamic center is essential — and plants would have to meet the cost of the inspection including travel. See the FSIS Export Library of Requirements for details.
After the inspection the delegation would submit a report to the Egyptian Agriculture Minister, who would then notify the USDA which plants were approved and which denied.
Interested companies should discuss this with USMEF Technical Services.
Japan
Japan Imports 36 Percent More U.S. Pork In May
Japan imported 85,936 metric tons (mt) of pork in May, 3.8 percent less than in May 2004, according to Japanese government statistics, but imports of U.S. pork — 32,205 mt — were 36.4 percent more than in May 2004. The U.S. had the largest share of the import market. Imports of Canadian pork totaled 21,248 mt and imports of Danish pork totaled 18,725 mt, a 40 percent decrease.
Japanese Beef Imports Surge In May
With the U.S. still excluded from its import market, Japan’s May beef imports were 68.6 percent higher than in May 2004. Japan imported 48,048 mt of beef in May according to Japanese government statistics. Imports of Australian beef were 55.9 percent higher at 41,313 mt. Imports from New Zealand climbed 201.1 percent to 5,561 mt.