TOKYO - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Japanese consumers are string to feel the impact of the ban on beef imports from the United States, with some restaurants withdrawing beef from their menus because of product shortages. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The USDA continues to try to locate all animals from a herd of cattle imported from Canada which contained a Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) infected animal. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The USDA will get another $47 million for its Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) prevention program under budget proposals unveiled by the Bush administration Friday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- Hog slaughter activity declined in the United Kingdom in 2003, with the total number of pigs processed dropping 11% to a preliminary total of 9,112,000 head, according to data assembled by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Australia's sheep industry is becoming concerned by the recent world-wide spread of the devastating animal disease, bluetongue. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Australian beef exports to Japan posted a solid increase during January, reaching 23,701 metric tons (MT), though shipments to other destinations make it clear Australian shippers diverted product to Japan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Livestock slaughter activity continued its recent three month decline through December, according to data available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HONG KONG - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Bans on imports of U.S. and Canadian beef by numerous countries on account of the discovery of two cows infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) on the continent last year will have a profound impact on beefdemand in the coming year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MOSCOW - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- Tight supplies of feed ingredients and high prices on account of last year's droughts in much of eastern and western Europe have forced Russian livestock producers to limit their herds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HONG KONG - Feb 4/04 - SNS -- High prices and internal shortages of beef and potential declines in chicken consumption rates are expected to drive a large number of Hong Kong consumers into pork this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 5/04 - APK -- On February 2 Ukrainian veterinary service banned import of live pigs, pork and pork-origin goods, produced in the Portuguese province of Beire Litorate. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- Japanese consumers are not getting any relief at the meat counter, with prices of beef rocketing upward on account of the ban on imports from Canada and the United States; poultry rising because of import bans from major Asian suppliers; and pork now soaring because there is not much else to eat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 5/04 - SNS -- A large contingent of USDA researchers are involved in a project to make it possible for cattle producers in the Appalachian Mountains and the Southeast to produce year-round grass fed cattle for the premium niche market which exists for that type of beef. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- A good quantity of livestock moved through online auctions maintained by Australia's AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BUENOS AIRES - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Argentine beef exports should expand to around 420,000 metric tons (MT) in 2004 in the face of steady export demand and strong international prices. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The European Union ended 2003 as a net exporter of beef on account of a 20% reduction in export sales stemming from the high Euro exchange rate and the fact the region has not fully recovered from its Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) crisis. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- The pig meat sector in the European Union experienced a tough year in 2003, struggling with high feed prices and low returns from the sale of animals and meat, as well as the Russian Tariff Rate Quota. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WARSAW - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Red meat production is expected to decline 7.2% in Poland this year to around 1.92 million metric tons (MT) as a result of herd reductions stemming from feed grain shortages from last year's harvest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WARSAW - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- After peaking in mid 2003 the hog inventories cycle is expected to decline in 2004 from 43.7 million head in 2003 to 41.65 million. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WARSAW - Feb 6/04 - SNS -- Dairy cows dominate the Polish beef meat market with beef breeds virtually non-existent in Poland. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 10/04 - SNS - Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) is not pleased with the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed by both countries on the weekend. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Red meat and poultry production forecasts in 2004 are raised from last month as reduced forecasts for beef and turkey production are more than offset by higher forecasts for pork and broilers, according to the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- U.S. domestic dairy production was lowered 900 million pounds from last month for the 2003-04 season in the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 10/04 - APK -- Import of meat to Ukraine in 2004 might increase because of a series of local factors, Ukraine's Deputy Agrarian Policy Minister Yuri Melnyk told reporters today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 10/04 - APK -- In January 2004 the total volume of animals and poultry, sold for slaughter by all categories of Ukrainian producers totalled 243,400 metric tons (MT), which is by 9,000 MT or 3.6% less than in January 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SEOUL - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- South Korean production of Hanwoo beef cattle has begun to recover after reaching its lowest level in March 2003. Unfortunately, negative consumer attitudes toward beef after the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) casein the United States will dampen expansion this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SEOUL - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- South Korea's ban on Canadian and U.S. beef because of the discovery of a single cow in each country which was infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has combined with this year's outbreak of avian influenza to fundamentally change meat consumption patterns in this country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LISBON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Faced with depressed prices and deteriorating margins, Portuguese hog producers reduced sow numbers on farms and increased slaughter rates during 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LISBON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- High feed costs are created a tough year for Portugal's cattle sector, with the result little growth is being seen. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HANOI - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Livestock production has enjoyed good growth in recent years, judging from the latest data assembled by the U.S. agricultural attache here. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 11/04 - SNS -- A new strain of swine influenza is being reversed engineered at the genetic level by USDA researchers in an effort to develop a vaccine to combat the spread of the disease. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Feb 11/04 - APK -- Ukrainian Agrarian Exchange has decided to hold the first specialized grain sales auction, putting up for tender 12,000 metric tons (MT) of Canadian-origin wheat on February 18. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Australia -- Quarterly Livestock Slaughter . . . Subscribers Only

WINNIPEG - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Manitoba livestock producers will get access to cash needed to allow them to fill feedlot space under a new program announced by provincial agriculture minister Rosann Wowchuk. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Australia expects to see an impresive 50% expansion in the size of its lamb industry in the next five years, according to forecasts released today by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- The coming year will be unsettled and volatile for the world's cattel industry, but Australia should experience a good year, according to the latest five-year projections released today by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Live cattle basis levels continued to strengthen in Australia during the past week as the cattle futures market continues to be traded at a discount to the underlying index, the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI). . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- The number of animals offered for auction during the past week declined, according to Australia's AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Canadian government officials are working hard to contain a release of genetically modified animal material from TGN Biotech Inc., a Quebec research firm. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Canadian Quality Assurance (CQA®) certification has become so widely adopted in Saskatchewan that an estimated 96% of hogs now marketing come from annually certified producers, says Harvey Wagner, manager of Producer Services, Sask Pork, in Saskatoon. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Cattle producers do not need to wait until animals are slaughtered to take advantage of the Cull Animal Program, under changes announced by federal Agriculture Minister Bob Speller. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Average weekly cattle slaughter rates have been slowing down during the past year in the United Kingdom, according to the latest date available from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Meat production in the United Kingdom totalled 158,000 metric tons (MT) in January, a solid improvement on the 132,000 MT produced in December and the 144,000 in November. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MOSCOW - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Tight supplies of feed grains and the resulting high prices are forcing Russian hog and cattle producers to reduce the size of their herds to cover their costs, with the result slaughter rates are higher and livestock numbers are lower than expected. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VIENNA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Hungary's accession to the European Union is expected to stimulate cattle production in the country because of a major improvement in the amount of subsidies producers will receive from the EU versus what had previously been available from the Hungarian government. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRASILIA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Brazilian beef production is expected to rise 4% this year from 7.385 million metric tons (MT) to 7.68 million MT in reaction to strong export demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRASILIA - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- Pork production in Brazil is under pressure and could drop from an estimated 2.56 million metric tons (MT) in 2003 to just 2.485 million MT this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Canadian cattle number numbers increased sharply as of January 1 of this year, jumping from 12,488,000 animals at the beginning of 2003 to a record 14,660,000 head on hand at the start of this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Canadian hog inventories slipped at the start of the year, reflecting softer market values, according to Statistics Canada's January 1 hog inventory estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The number of sheep on Canadian farms started the year up, advancing from 976,000 animals at the beginning of 2003 to 997,000 head, according to the latest inventory numbers assembled by Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Australia -- Livestock Export Summary . . . Subscribers Only

ZURICH - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- A second strain of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been discovered in cattle in Italy, says Prionics AG, creators of a rapid BSE testing method. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved a request by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) to increase the maximum daily price limits for its live cattle and feeder cattle futures contracts. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- North American cattle inventory slipped slightly in January, judging from joint data published today by Statistics Canada and the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 20/04 - SNS -- Commercial red meat production suffered a sharp year over year decline in the United States in January, sinking 9% to 3.71 billion pounds from the 4.07 billion pounds produced in January 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Livestock Slaughter Summary . . . Subscribers Only

SYDNEY - Feb 20/04 - SNS -- Movement of livestock through Australia's auction s was good during the past week, with AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd reporting good numbers of sheep and cattle. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 20/04 - SNS -- The USDA reports a 4% increase in the number of cattle and calves on feed in the United States as of February 1 to 11.1 million animals in feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 20/04 - SNS -- Total red meat supplies in freezers were 9% above last month, but 5% below January 31, 2003, according to the latest stocks data assembled by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Feb 24/04 - SNS -- Swine inventories are expected to rise in Australia during 2004, closing out the year at a projected 3.15 million head, up 7% the 2.94 million head on hand at the end of 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Feb 24/04 - SNS -- Improved moisture conditions in large parts of Australia will allow the country's livestock industry to get back to normal this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada - Meat in Cold Storage . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Feb 26/04 - SNS -- The Japanese government does not seem willing to move from its demand that all cattle in Canada and the United States be tested for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) infection and that special risk materials be removed from the livestock feed chain. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Feb 26/04 - SNS -- Ontario is expanding support levels to its cattle industry to help producers cope with the impact of the BSE crisis on cattle livestock prices. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 26/04 - SNS -- Since 1993, hog prices in the United States appear to have tended lower both before and after release of the USDA's official quarterly hog inventory estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 26/04 - SNS -- Live cattle markets have a slight tendency to strengthen in anticipation of the USDA's monthly cattle on feed reports, while more often losing ground in the week after the numbers are released. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 26/04 - SNS -- The American Meat Institute (AMI) is urging the USDA to immediately reestablish full North American trade in cattle, beef and beef products. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 27/04 - SNS -- A good volumes of cattle and sheep moved through auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 27/04 - SNS -- Australian cattle futures finished the week on a firm note i the face of weaker offerings from producers who stayed home on account of rainy weather. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 27/04 - SNS -- Canada is sending Dr. Norm Willis to Japan to act as the country's point man on efforts to reopen trade in beef. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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