Insights and Stories on BSE

Japan considers scrapping age limit on U.S. beef imports

Nov. 15, 2018 at 3:49 pm CST

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan is considering scrapping import restrictions on U.S. beef purchases that were put in place after the first case of BSE in the U.S. in 2003, local media reported on Thursday. Both the Nikkei business daily and Mainichi newspaper said officials are discussing removing the curbs […]

Scotland identifies ‘classical’ BSE case

Oct. 19, 2018 at 4:13 pm CDT

By Reuters

Canadian cattle’s access to Philippines restored

Oct. 18, 2018 at 8:19 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Florida finds atypical BSE case

Aug. 30, 2018 at 2:11 am CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Alabama finds atypical BSE case

Jul. 19, 2017 at 12:55 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. finalizes talks to resume beef exports to China

Jun. 12, 2017 at 8:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Final details are in place to allow U.S. exporters to resume beef shipments to China, U.S. officials said on Monday, allowing companies to prepare for their first shipments in 14 years. After concluding talks with Beijing, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said U.S. producers must track […]

By Reuters

More BSE tests, no BSE seen in 2016

Feb. 6, 2017 at 7:29 pm CST

Canadian beef cattle producers handed over more samples in 2016 than in 2015 to be tested for BSE, turning up zero cases of the brain-wasting disease. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association on Monday reported 27,346 samples were submitted to the national BSE surveillance program in 2016 — up four per cent […]

By Staff

Ireland reports BSE case, says no risk to health

Jan. 19, 2017 at 3:51 am CST

Dublin | Reuters — Ireland said Wednesday that a dead cow had been confirmed as having bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), but said it had not entered the food chain and there was no risk to human health or beef’s trade status. The animal tested positive for “atypical” BSE, Ireland’s agriculture […]

By Reuters

Mexico reopens to all Canadian beef

Oct. 7, 2016 at 12:31 pm CDT

Beef and beef products from Canadian cattle of all ages may again be shipped to Mexico under newly expanded access announced Friday. The announcement from Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, on his first official visit to Mexico, follows up on a joint statement in June that Mexico was in the “final stages […]

By Staff

U.S. livestock: Cattle decline on profit-taking

Sep. 22, 2016 at 7:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell one per cent on Thursday, pressured by technical selling and as investors took profits following Wednesday’s nearly four-week high, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also were mostly lower while lean hog futures were mixed, with the front-month […]

By Michael Hirtzer

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