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USDA Certifies 22 Plants Under BEV Program
Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have said they have certified 22 US beef plants to export beef to Japan under the new USDA voluntary Beef Export Verification (BEV) Program. A further 79 plants have applied for certification in order to meet the 1 September deadline imposed by Japan. The USDA hopes to approve about half of those applications by the end of the week.
USMEF members wishing to review information about the BEV Program can find it online on the USMEF Web site, http://www.usmef.org/. Traders exporting directly from U.S. plants will need to ensure that their products come from plants with an approved BEV program in place. U.S. exporters may continue to export processed items under existing rules until details of a program for processed products are worked out. The program for processed product is expected to be in place by November 1.
Packers who also import boxed beef from other countries will now have to segregate these products from U.S. products. The USDA will conduct three inspections per year to monitor compliance. The inspections can be performed without advance notice. Cost is currently set at $64 per hour and is estimate at about $800 per inspection.
Details of the BEV Program are also online on the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Web site:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/bevprocedures.pdf
Beef Export Verification (BEV) - Materials and Information Available on the BEV program. Agriculture Ocean Transportation Coalition (AgOTC) - Ocean Transportation Issues. USMEF Board of Directors Meeting - November 5-7, 2003
Hilton El Conquistador Resort, Tucson, Arizona BOD Sponsorship Form and BOD Reminder Postcard For more information on BOD Sponsorship, please e-mail John Hinners, Membership Director, at jhinners@usmef.org USMEF Russia Dual-Purpose Pork Study
USMEF has completed a market opportunity report for pork on Dual Purpose Cuts For The Russian Market in both the processing and retail sectors. Monty Brown, USMEF pork consultant to Russia and Europe, has completed a pilot study that concludes U.S. pork exporters to Russia can increase profits and add value to the pork carcass by developing cuts that serve a dual purpose — marketed as both cuts for processing and manufacturing and as retail "certified" cuts.
Click here to view the full USMEF study about how U.S. pork exporters can leverage dual purpose pork cuts in Russia to maximize pork carcass value and increase profit returns. For more information, please contact Jackie Hruby, USMEF Director - Europe, Russia and the Middle East, at jhruby@usmef.org or Monty Brown at montybrown@aol.com. Secondary contacts in the USMEF Denver headquarters are Paul Clayton, USMEF vice president export services, at pclayton@usmef.org or Kevin Smith, USMEF manager export services, at ksmith@usmef.org.
Japan
USDA Certifies 22 Plants Under BEV Program
Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have said they have certified 22 US beef plants to export beef to Japan under the new USDA voluntary Beef Export Verification (BEV) Program. A further 79 plants have applied for certification in order to meet the 1 September deadline imposed by Japan. The USDA hopes to approve about half of those applications by the end of the week.
USMEF members wishing to review information about the BEV Program can find it online on the USMEF Web site, http://www.usmef.org/. Traders exporting directly from U.S. plants will need to ensure that their products come from plants with an approved BEV program in place. U.S. exporters may continue to export processed items under existing rules until details of a program for processed products are worked out. The program for processed product is expected to be in place by November 1.
Packers who also import boxed beef from other countries will now have to segregate these products from U.S. products. The USDA will conduct three inspections per year to monitor compliance. The inspections can be performed without advance notice. Cost is currently set at $64 per hour and is estimate at about $800 per inspection.
Details of the BEV Program are also online on the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Web site:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/bevprocedures.pdf
Beef Export Verification (BEV) - Materials and Information Available on the BEV program. Agriculture Ocean Transportation Coalition (AgOTC) - Ocean Transportation Issues. USMEF Board of Directors Meeting - November 5-7, 2003
Hilton El Conquistador Resort, Tucson, Arizona BOD Sponsorship Form and BOD Reminder Postcard For more information on BOD Sponsorship, please e-mail John Hinners, Membership Director, at jhinners@usmef.org USMEF Russia Dual-Purpose Pork Study
USMEF has completed a market opportunity report for pork on Dual Purpose Cuts For The Russian Market in both the processing and retail sectors. Monty Brown, USMEF pork consultant to Russia and Europe, has completed a pilot study that concludes U.S. pork exporters to Russia can increase profits and add value to the pork carcass by developing cuts that serve a dual purpose — marketed as both cuts for processing and manufacturing and as retail "certified" cuts.
Click here to view the full USMEF study about how U.S. pork exporters can leverage dual purpose pork cuts in Russia to maximize pork carcass value and increase profit returns. For more information, please contact Jackie Hruby, USMEF Director - Europe, Russia and the Middle East, at jhruby@usmef.org or Monty Brown at montybrown@aol.com. Secondary contacts in the USMEF Denver headquarters are Paul Clayton, USMEF vice president export services, at pclayton@usmef.org or Kevin Smith, USMEF manager export services, at ksmith@usmef.org.