Egypt                                    ...

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.

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.