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To: stockman_scott who wrote (33842)	12/30/2003 5:05:17 AM
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To: stockman_scott who wrote (33842)	12/30/2003 8:42:32 AM
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Taiwan Bans US Beef Imports For 7 Yrs Due To Mad-Cow Case 12/30/2003 Dow Jones News Services (Copyright © 2003 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) TAIPEI (AP)--Taiwan has banned imports of U.S. beef and other cow parts for at least seven years because of last week's detection of the brain-wasting bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad-cow disease, in the U.S., an official said Tuesday. The ban could be a boon for cattle farmers from Australia, the supplier of 50% of Taiwan's beef, and New Zealand, which has had 20% of the island's market, officials said. The U.S. was the source of 20% of Taiwan's beef before officials announced last week that a cow in Washington state tested positive for mad-cow disease. Taiwan decided to ban U.S. beef imports for at least seven years because the move was recommended by the Paris-based World Organization for Animal Health, said Hsiao Tung-ming, a Health Department official. Taiwan notified the U.S. about the ban Monday. "To lower the risk of mad-cow disease, we have no choice but to impose the ban," Hsiao said. If the U.S. finds another mad-cow case, the seven-year ban - designed to cover the long incubation period for the disease - could be extended, he said. Scientists believe mad-cow disease spreads when farmers feed cattle with recycled meat and bones from infected animals. It is thought to cause the fatal human variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Hsiao said Taiwanese consumers are flexible and eat a varied diet, so they will likely buy other kinds of meat if beef from Australia and New Zealand become too expensive. "It's a dynamic market," Hsiao said. "Consumers may also switch to pork and chicken if prices of Australian and New Zealand beef soar because of the rising demand." On the Net: World Organization for Animal Health: www.oie.int

To: stockman_scott who wrote (33842)	12/30/2003 8:45:18 AM
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US Ag Officials Arrive In S Korea To Discuss Mad Cow Case 12/29/2003 Dow Jones News Services (Copyright © 2003 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) SEOUL (AP)--U.S. agriculture officials arrived in South Korea Tuesday to discuss a case of the brain-wasting mad cow disease in the United States. Before coming to Seoul, the delegation had asked Japan to consider lifting the ban on U.S. beef in a meeting in Tokyo, but Japan rejected the request, a Japanese official said. South Korean media had expected the U.S. delegation - led by David Hegwood, a trade adviser to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman - to make similar demands on Seoul. The U.S. Embassy in Seoul had rejected the reports. "Contrary to some press reports, the goal of the delegation is not to pressure the Korean government to immediately reopen the Korean market to American beef imports," the embassy said Monday in a press release. The delegation will inform Seoul of investigations into the mad cow case and discuss next steps, it said. South Korea has banned the import of U.S. beef and other cow parts since the United States announced last week that a Holstein cow in Washington state tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. South Korea is the second-largest export market for U.S. beef after Japan. Last year's exports totaled 213,000 tons worth US$610 million, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. South Korea imports most of its beef from the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Scientists believe BSE is spread when farmers feed cattle with recycled meat and bones from infected animals. It is thought to cause the fatal human variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. -Edited by George Bernard