USMEF Notes ...
USMEF Notes
Implementation Of International Wood Packing Material Standards
USMEF has received several questions regarding implementation of the International Wood Packing Material Standards. Please see the document and the Web links below for information regarding export requirements and implementation deadlines for Wood Packing Material Standards.
New Wood Packing Material Requirements
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/wpm/wpm.html
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/swp/export.html
Please pass this information along to your company’s technical services and logistics departments. For questions, please contact Paul Clayton (pclayton@usmef.org), Ann Spaeth (aspaeth@usmef.org), or Kevin Smith (ksmith@usmef.org).
Worldwide
Mexico Leads U.S. Beef Export Revival In February
The bans on imports of U.S. beef imposed by many countries following the December 2003 discovery of a bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) case in a Canadian-born cow in Washington State, continue to have a devastating impact on export figures, but since Mexico and other markets opened later last year, Jan.-Feb. 2005 beef export figures are an improvement on Jan.-Feb.2004. According to the USDA, U.S. beef (including variety meat) exports for Jan.-Feb. 2005 totaled 66,109 metric tons (mt) compared with 16,429 mt in Jan.-Feb. 2004, a 302 percent increase. The value rose from $30.8 million to $175.9 million. The No. 1 market was Mexico — 40,292 metric tons valued at $125.2 million.
A detailed breakdown of February 2005 beef export figures is available on the USMEF Web site.
January U.S. Pork Exports Increase 16 Percent In Volume, 33 Percent In Value
U.S. pork (including variety meat) exports were 16 percent higher in volume (172,185 mt) in Jan.-Feb. 2005 compared to Jan.-Feb.2004, and 33 percent higher in value at $398.9 million. U.S. pork (including variety meat) exports to Japan were 15 percent higher in volume (54,274 mt) and 20 percent higher in value ($167.4 million) compared to Jan.-Feb.2004.
U.S. pork (including variety meat) exports to Mexico, the No. 2 market, fell by less than 1 percent in volume to 52,071 mt but climbed 17 percent in value to $82.4 million.
A detailed breakdown of February 2005 pork export figures is available on the USMEF Web site.
Egypt
Must Be On Approved List To Export Beef To Egypt
Any plant wishing to export beef to Egypt should contact USMEF’s Technical Services Department, 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, and plants would have to meet the cost of the inspection including travel.
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.
USMEF Notes
Implementation Of International Wood Packing Material Standards
USMEF has received several questions regarding implementation of the International Wood Packing Material Standards. Please see the document and the Web links below for information regarding export requirements and implementation deadlines for Wood Packing Material Standards.
New Wood Packing Material Requirements
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/wpm/wpm.html
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/swp/export.html
Please pass this information along to your company’s technical services and logistics departments. For questions, please contact Paul Clayton (pclayton@usmef.org), Ann Spaeth (aspaeth@usmef.org), or Kevin Smith (ksmith@usmef.org).
Worldwide
Mexico Leads U.S. Beef Export Revival In February
The bans on imports of U.S. beef imposed by many countries following the December 2003 discovery of a bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) case in a Canadian-born cow in Washington State, continue to have a devastating impact on export figures, but since Mexico and other markets opened later last year, Jan.-Feb. 2005 beef export figures are an improvement on Jan.-Feb.2004. According to the USDA, U.S. beef (including variety meat) exports for Jan.-Feb. 2005 totaled 66,109 metric tons (mt) compared with 16,429 mt in Jan.-Feb. 2004, a 302 percent increase. The value rose from $30.8 million to $175.9 million. The No. 1 market was Mexico — 40,292 metric tons valued at $125.2 million.
A detailed breakdown of February 2005 beef export figures is available on the USMEF Web site.
January U.S. Pork Exports Increase 16 Percent In Volume, 33 Percent In Value
U.S. pork (including variety meat) exports were 16 percent higher in volume (172,185 mt) in Jan.-Feb. 2005 compared to Jan.-Feb.2004, and 33 percent higher in value at $398.9 million. U.S. pork (including variety meat) exports to Japan were 15 percent higher in volume (54,274 mt) and 20 percent higher in value ($167.4 million) compared to Jan.-Feb.2004.
U.S. pork (including variety meat) exports to Mexico, the No. 2 market, fell by less than 1 percent in volume to 52,071 mt but climbed 17 percent in value to $82.4 million.
A detailed breakdown of February 2005 pork export figures is available on the USMEF Web site.
Egypt
Must Be On Approved List To Export Beef To Egypt
Any plant wishing to export beef to Egypt should contact USMEF’s Technical Services Department, 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, and plants would have to meet the cost of the inspection including travel.
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.