WASHINGTON - Jan 1/04 - SNS -- The American Meat Institute (AMI) applauds efforts by the USDA to prevent meat from cattle infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) from entering the human food chain. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- Meat in Cold Storage December 2003 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 2/04 - SNS -- Hog inventory started December 1% above year earlier levels, with the USDA estimating there were 60.0 million animals on hand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VIENNA - Jan 5/04 - SNS -- Slovakia's State Veterinary and Food Administration (SVPS) found no instances of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) on 7,427 beef samples tested in November. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 6/04 - SNS -- Australia's beef industry is looking at expanding export sales to other Pacific Rim nations, with exporters expected to focus attention on Japan and Korea now that imports from the United States have been banned because ofthe discovery of a BSE infected cow in Washington state. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jan 7/04 - SNS -- Confirmation the cow diagnosed with BSE in Washington State was born in Alberta, Canada does not change does not change Canada's status as a country at minimal risk for BSE according to international guidelines, asserts the Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Jan 8/04 - SNS -- Slaughter activity decline during November in Australia, with the number of animals processed dropping 7.4% from the previous month to almost 3.54 million head. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 9/04 - SNS -- The 2004 calendar year opened with seasonally low numbers of cattle moving through electronic auctions in Australia, while the number of sheep came in at a healthy 13,443 during the first week of the year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jan 9/04 - SNS -- There is no question the livestock industry in the United States will adapt to the discovery of a single cow infected with BSE in Washington state, argues North Dakota State University beef specialist Kris Ringwall. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Meat Supply and Use Estimates . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/04 - SNS -- Cattle prices in the United States will be pressured by rising stocks on account of the impact on exports of the discovery bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow in the State of Washington, says the USDA in its latest USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 12/04 - SNS -- Livestock Industries researchers at Australia's CSIRO hope to make pigs healthier by uncovering ways to detect and modulate immune responses in pigs, says team leader Dr David Strom. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Jan 14/04 - SNS -- Yoshiyuki Kamei, Japan's minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, will not lift the country's ban on Canadian beef imports, saying Canadian testing proposals will not allay the fears of Japanese consumers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIEV - Jan 14/04 - APK -- Sales of animals and poultry for slaughter in Ukraine in 2003 increased 3.5% from 2002 and constituted 2.6 million metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jan 14/04 - SNS -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) awarded Prionics AG the contract for implementing a rapid testing procedure for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 16/04 - SNS -- Activity of Australia's live cattle auctions picked up their pace during the past week, according to the latest report from AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 16/04 - SNS -- Australian livestock exports posted mixed results in November, with the number of sheep moved advancing, while live cattle numbers declined. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jan 16/04 - SNS -- The beef industry in the United States is once again working yard to assure ordinary consumers that beef is both healthy and safe, notes Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist with the North Dakota State University Extension Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 16/04 - SNS -- The number of cattle and calves on feed in the United States on January 1 advanced 6% to 11.2 million head in feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Jan 20/04 - SNS -- The Japanese government remains unconvinced there will not be future occurrences of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in livestock in Canada or the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 21/04 - SNS -- CSIRO Livestock Industries says it is possible to selectively breed sheep for worm resistance, techniques which could significantly reduce Australian farmers' traditional reliance on drenching products in high rainfall areas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Jan 21/04 - SNS -- Japan has been told New Zealand is in a position to increase exports of beef to help offset the impact on supply of Japan's ban on imports of U.S. and Canadian beef. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 21/04 - SNS -- Inventories of red meat in cold storage in the United States finished 2003 13% below year earlier levels, according to the latest stock figures available from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BERLIN - Jan 21/04 - SNS -- The number of confirmed cases of cattle infected with BSE continues to decline in Germany, with only 54 cases confirmed in 2003, compared to 106 in 2002, and 152 in 2001. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 21/04 - SNS -- Australian scientists and the country's largest food research organization, Food Science Australia, have combined forces to create an identity preservation system for Japanese beef. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Jan 22/04 - SNS -- Japan's government has widened its ban on imports of U.S. beef to include a prohibition against the sale of any U.S. origin beef which had been previously imported. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 23/04 - SNS -- Poor weather conditions affected the number of animals brought to auction in Australia during the week, but the outlook for next week's numbers is good, reports AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd in its later week ending review of activity on its markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 23/04 - SNS -- Beef inventories in Japan have fallen to around one month's supply or roughly 70,000 metric tons (MT), according to data available from the Agriculture Livestock and Industries Corporation (ALIC). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 23/04 - SNS -- Pork production led red meat output higher during December, judging from the latest numbers available from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 23/04 - SNS -- Australian live cattle futures finished the week with a strong performance. according to Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Jan 23/04 - SNS -- The European Union has returned to subsidizing its pig industry, saying poor returns on account of the weakness of the U.S. dollar has made it necessary to prop up its hog industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 26/04 - SNS -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is banning the feeding of mammalian blood and blood products, poultry litter, or plate waste to cattle and other ruminant animals. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 26/04 - SNS -- The American Meat Institute (AMI) applauded two interim final rules announced today by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen the U.S. firewalls against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 26/04 - SNS -- Further restrictions on what can be fed to animals and what bovine-derived materials can be eaten or used by people were announced today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Jan 27/04 - SNS -- Japanese consumers are paying for the ban on imports of Canadian and U.S. beef through substantially higher retail prices. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Jan 28/04 - SNS -- Gross income from Australia's livestock industry sank 7% across the 2003-03 marketing campaign at an estimated AUD$10.7 billion, according to data compiled by the Australian Bureau of Census (ABS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

DECATUR - Jan 28/04 - SNS -- Marubeni Corp. and Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) are establishing a feed-processing line which incorporates a data-tracking system so that livestock feed buyers in Japan can buy product which contains no harmful ingredients. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 28/04 - SNS -- The USDA has created a $18.85 million fund to help sheep and lamb producers cover the cost of replacement and retention of ewe lamb breeding stock. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 29/04 - SNS -- Beef imports slipped below month earlier levels during December, but Japan's purchases were little changed from those for the same month in 2002. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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

BULAWAYO - Jan 29/04 - IRIN --Hopes for the revival of Zimbabwe's national cattle herd faded this week amid revelations that a shortage of chemicals has prevented the veterinary services department from providing dipping services for the past five months. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 30/04 - SNS -- Australian cattle futures remained strong during the past week in anticipation of major growth in export sales volumes to Japan and other Asian nation because of bans on imports of Canadian and U.S. cattle and beef. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Jan 30/04 - SNS -- Efforts by Gympie-based meat processor Nolan Meats to establish a premium market niche for high grade beef through it top shelf beef brand, Private Selection, has won the applause of the federal agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 30/04 - SNS -- The Australian government and the livestock industry have come to an agreement over the size of levy which will be assessed on all live animal exports in an effort to recover the costs associated with the recent Cormo Express incident. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Jan 30/04 - SNS -- There was a substantial increase in the number of live cattle auctioned in Australia during the past week, while sheep and lamb selling interest was muted, according to AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Jan 30/04 - SNS -- Negotiations between the United States and Japan to quickly reopen trade in U.S. beef stalled over significant differences in attitude toward protecting consumers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 30/04 - SNS -- The year started with 1% fewer cattle and calves on hand in the United States, with the USDA pegging the total at 94.9 million head. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jan 30/04 - SNS -- Sheep and lamb numbers in the United States started the year down 3% at 6.09 million head, according to the USDA, continuing a downtrend which started in 1942 when the herd peaked at 56.2 . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - Jan 30/04 - SNS -- Beef and live cattle trade between Mexico and the United States is expected to drop sharply this year as a consequence of the discovery a cow infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in the State of Washington. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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