Other USMEF News - 1016-06
Oceana
Strong Meat Exports- The Korean market continues to be a significant destination for Australian beef, with 5,461 metric tons exported to there during September, according to Meat and Livestock Australia.
Russia
Russia and the United States could seala bilateral agreement on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization within two weeks. According to the article, Russia had hoped to sign an agreement earlier but refused a U.S. demand for immediate increases in imports of American beef and pork before Russia could completed its review of America's food inspection system, due to be finished this month. Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref, “expressed frustration that the question of inspections had delayed an agreement, and said that politics played a role.”
South America
Brazil Sep Fresh Beef Exports Up 13% On Year-SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazil's September fresh beef exports rose 13% from the same period last year, hitting 156,046 metric tons, the Brazilian Beef Exporters Association, or Abiec, said Tuesday.
U.S.
No "smoking cow" in E. coli spinach scare- Investigators believe that the E. coli present in spinach distributed nationwide from fields in California's Salinas Valley may have originated at a cattle ranch a mile from the fields, "but we don't have a smoking cow yet," said Dr. Kevin Reilly, an official with California's Department of Health Services, according to AP.
Exports Dominated An Eventful Year, TCFA Chairman Tells Cattlemen-If there is an issue, in a year dominated by major issues, that captured the attention of cattlemen, it is exports.
Despite easing of beef bans, restrictions still hamper U.S. exports- From Taiwan stopping importing Canadian beef products from the United States to South Korea's strict rules about bone fragments, it continues to be a rough ride for the U.S. beef industry even though more countries have begun lifting their bans on U.S. beef exports.
Oceana
Strong Meat Exports- The Korean market continues to be a significant destination for Australian beef, with 5,461 metric tons exported to there during September, according to Meat and Livestock Australia.
Russia
Russia and the United States could seala bilateral agreement on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization within two weeks. According to the article, Russia had hoped to sign an agreement earlier but refused a U.S. demand for immediate increases in imports of American beef and pork before Russia could completed its review of America's food inspection system, due to be finished this month. Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref, “expressed frustration that the question of inspections had delayed an agreement, and said that politics played a role.”
South America
Brazil Sep Fresh Beef Exports Up 13% On Year-SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazil's September fresh beef exports rose 13% from the same period last year, hitting 156,046 metric tons, the Brazilian Beef Exporters Association, or Abiec, said Tuesday.
U.S.
No "smoking cow" in E. coli spinach scare- Investigators believe that the E. coli present in spinach distributed nationwide from fields in California's Salinas Valley may have originated at a cattle ranch a mile from the fields, "but we don't have a smoking cow yet," said Dr. Kevin Reilly, an official with California's Department of Health Services, according to AP.
Exports Dominated An Eventful Year, TCFA Chairman Tells Cattlemen-If there is an issue, in a year dominated by major issues, that captured the attention of cattlemen, it is exports.
Despite easing of beef bans, restrictions still hamper U.S. exports- From Taiwan stopping importing Canadian beef products from the United States to South Korea's strict rules about bone fragments, it continues to be a rough ride for the U.S. beef industry even though more countries have begun lifting their bans on U.S. beef exports.