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DJ Livestock Update: No Talk On Beef Export Time Frame(Comtex Business Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)TOKYO, Jan 24, 2006 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) --TOP STORIES US Official: No Talk On Beef Export Time Frame A senior U.S. Agriculture Department official said Tuesday that U.S. and Japanese officials did not discuss a specific time frame for restarting U.S. beef exports to Japan. Japan PM Denies Us Armtwisting In Restarting Beef Imports TOKYO (AP)--Japan's prime minister Tuesday denied his government caved to U.S. pressure when it resumed beef imports last month, rejecting criticism spurred by the discovery last week of banned cattle parts in an American meat shipment. Tanigaki: US Beef Exporters Need To Obey Japanese Rules TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said Tuesday that U.S. beef producers need to carefully follow Japan's rules when exporting beef to the country. EU Arm Backs `Humane' Farming Label BRUSSELS -- A special label should be applied to poultry, beef, pork and fish produced by so-called humane farming methods to encourage European grocery shoppers to buy it, the European Union's policy-making arm said. Canada Finds Possible Native Mad-Cow Case CALGARY, Alberta -- Canada has found its fifth suspected case of home-grown mad-cow disease, prompting some U.S. farm groups to call for Washington to again ban imports of Canadian beef and live cattle. Russia To Take 2-3 Mos To Probe Brazil Foot, Mouth Papers MOSCOW (Dow Jones)--Russia won't lift its ban on the import of beef from eight Brazilian states because of foot-and-mouth disease, but will take between two and three months to study documents delivered by Brazilian officials, Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said Tuesday. Argentina's Beef Industry Agrees To Cap Prices For 1 Year BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)--Argentina's beef industry has agreed to cap the average price of bovine carcasses sold to butchers and supermarkets for up to one year to help the government keep rising food costs from spiraling out of control, Economy Minister Felisa Miceli said late Monday. Australian Cattle Numbers In Feedlots Fell More In 4Q '05 CANBERRA (Dow Jones)--The number of cattle in Australian feedlots fell further in the 2005 fourth quarter from the third quarter amid ongoing uncertainty about demand from key export markets, the Australian Lot Feeders Association reported Tuesday. INTERVIEW:Australian Indus Worried Over Japan Beef Ban CANBERRA (Dow Jones)--Ongoing ructions in the global beef trade represent a double-edged sword for the Australian cattle industry, a major beef supplier in the global market, David Inall, executive director of producer lobby Cattle Council of Australia, said Tuesday. Cows In Hereford Are Fired Up About Ethanol Plant HEREFORD, Texas -- For four decades, this town has searched for a way to rid itself of the outsized byproduct of its success as one of the world's greatest producers of beef cattle -- tens of millions of tons of cow waste. It tried turning it into electricity, fertilizer and pellets for wood stoves. Now a Dallas company has arrived with an unusual solution born of the soaring cost of energy: Burn the manure as fuel to produce ethanol from corn. US Officials: Committed To Fight Bird Flu With Asia HONG KONG (AP)--U.S. health officials stressed their commitment to tackle bird flu with partners in Asia on Tuesday, but a Hong Kong microbiologist said more concrete measures need to be taken to combat the deadly disease. EU Extends Existing Bans On Live Bird Imports BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--The European Commission Tuesday said it will extend its ban on the import of live birds other than commercial poultry until May 31. Italy Distributes Info To Travelers Warning On Bird Flu ROME (AP)--The Italian government began distributing pamphlets to travelers warning them of the dangers of bird flu as a part of a series of initiatives to curb the spread of the virus, the Health Ministry said Tuesday. Japanese Beef Distributors Dump US Imports - Nikkei TOKYO (Nikkei)--With Japan again placing an import ban on U.S. beef last week, importers and restaurant chains that have already received shipments are being forced to return or dispose of this American beef, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Tuesday morning edition. Latest BSE Case Not Seen Affecting Canada Shipments - CCA WINNIPEG (Dow Jones)--The discovery of another case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad-cow disease, in Canada shouldn't affect the movement of beef to the U.S. or other locations around the globe, the Canadian Cattlemen's Association, or CCA, said in a press release Monday. Brazil 'Optimistic' Russia Will Ease Beef, Pork Ban -Govt SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazil's Agriculture Ministry said Monday that the government is "optimistic" Russia would relax part of an embargo on Brazilian beef and pork currently affecting eight major meat-producing states. STORIES OF INTEREST: Tokyo Heightens Scrutiny Of US Beef JAPAN ORDERED more inspections of U.S. beef yesterday, as a top U.S. official scrambled to limit damage from Japan's new import ban. Japan Turns To Australia, China After US Beef Ban - Nikkei TOKYO (Nikkei)--With the Japanese government again banning beef imports from the U.S. last week and with no prospect of shipments resuming, restaurant operators that had already started using beef from Australia, China and other regions are taking steps to secure procurement channels for such beef, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Tuesday morning edition. THE MARKETS: CME Cattle Review: Most Live Cattle End Lower; Feeders Up CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Due to uncertainty surrounding Japan halting U.S. beef imports and the discovery of a new mad-cow case in Canada, most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed slightly lower Monday. CME Pork Review:Hogs Weak On Fund Sales But Up From Lows CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed weaker on profit taking, fund selling and sell stops. February and April premiums' to CME's hog index, and caution before the government's monthly cold storage Monday at 2 p.m. CST, contributed to declines. Pork bellies finished lower on deliverable belly supply worries, fund selling and sell stops that knocked February to a 6 1/2-month bottom and March to six-month low. -By Lester Aldrich; Dow Jones Newswires; 913-322-5179; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires 01-24-06 0740ET |