TheCattleSite Latest News: Japan
28 April 2011
Livestock & Feed Production Resume JAPAN - According to the latest estimate of the devastation resulting from the earthquake and tsunami, livestock, crops and animals with a value of US$84 million were lost. Despite animal welfare concerns over reduced output, feed manufacture is progressing...
Checking for Radioactive Contamination in GrassJAPAN - The government plans to check for radioactive contamination in grass for livestock in the eastern half of Japan to prevent contaminated beef or milk from entering the market amid the continuing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, government...
18 April 2011
Japan’s Compound Feed And Livestock ProductionJAPAN - Since the earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan on 11 March, surrounding Japanese feed millers have stepped up to fulfill the demand in the affected area, the US Grains Council’s Tokyo office reports. ...
06 April 2011
Beef Imports From Mexico On The Rise In Japan JAPAN - Japan imported 36,905 tonnes swt of beef in February, up 22 per cent on last year and 14 per cent higher than the five-year average (data by Japan's Ministry of Finance)....
29 March 2011
An Eye On Recovery Efforts & Feed Grain Trade JAPAN - The US Grains Council reports the Japanese industry has been making significant strides to regain its normal feed mill production capacity within the next few months....
18 March 2011
USGC Keeps Keen Eye on Valued US CustomerJAPAN - The US Grains Council is keeping a close eye on its largest corn and second-largest barley and sorghum market as it begins its recovery process from the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated eastern Japan last week....
10 January 2011
Frozen Beef Imports Surge In Japan JAPAN - Japanese beef imports during November 2010 surged by 50 per cent year-on-year, to 51,008 tonnes swt, with the frozen beef intake jumping 105 per cent on the relatively low volumes 12 months earlier, to 32,816 tonnes....
02 December 2010
Japan Beef Imports Down In October JAPAN - Japan imported 33,513 tonnes swt of beef in October, down 32 per cent year-on-year....
26 November 2010
Japanese Cattle Herd Declines JAPAN - The Japanese cattle herd, as of October 2010, declined two per cent year-on-year to 4.29 million head, according to the National Livestock Breeding Center of Japan....
06 September 2010
Heat Wave Kills Cows, Pigs and PoultryJAPAN - Nearly 1,200 cows have died nationwide due to the summer's intense heat, the government said on Friday, 3 September, calling for measures to prevent more deaths as the hot spell continues....
11 August 2010
Japan Beef Consumption Down Five Per Cent In JuneJAPAN - Hot weather and an uncertain economy has continued to subdue beef consumption in Japan, with June consumption volumes declining five per cent year-on-year to 67,601 tonnes (boneless equivalent)....
No FMD Signs Seen In Miyazaki CattleJAPAN - The Miyazaki prefectural government said earlier this week that no abnormalities were found in safety checks it conducted on all of the more than 900,000 cows and pigs raised by livestock farmers in the southwestern Japanese prefecture, following...
05 August 2010
Japan Beef Imports Fall Eight Per CentJAPAN - Japan imported 43,677 tonnes swt of beef in June, down eight per cent from last year. The fall was a result of lower import volumes from Australia (down 16 per cent year-on-year, to 30,881 tonnes swt)....
28 July 2010
Miyazaki Ends Foot-and-Mouth EmergencyJAPAN - The Miyazaki prefectural government has lifted its state of emergency concerning foot-and-mouth disease, which had broken out among livestock in the prefecture. ...
27 July 2010
Japan Lifts FMD State Of EmergencyJAPAN - Japan lifted a state of emergency yesterday (Tuesday 27) in the southern region, Miyazaki known for its prized and pampered cattle, after a three-month foot-and-mouth outbreak forced the slaughter of almost 300,000 farm animals....
22 July 2010
Japanese Cattle Farm Numbers in Decline JAPAN - The Japanese beef cattle herd decline slightly in 2010, while average beef cattle numbers per farm increased due to a reduction in the number of farming households....
Imported Beef Consumption Eases in Japan JAPAN- Japan consumed 61,152 tonnes (boneless equivalent) of beef in May, up by three per cent compared with the same time last year (data by the Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation of Japan, ALIC). ...
08 July 2010
FMD Outbreaks Lessening in MiyazakiJAPAN - The Japanese veterinary authorities have reported one outbreak of foot and mouth disease in cattle, where only one case was observed....
02 July 2010
Foot-and-Mouth Shipment Ban Nears EndJAPAN - The ban on beef and pork shipments in Miyazaki Prefecture put in place because of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease may be lifted this month because no new cases have been found since the slaughter of infected animals was completed last week....
24 June 2010
More of Miyazaki Cattle InfectedMIYAZAKI, JAPAN - Two further outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) have been detected in Miyazaki....
Japan Foodservice Valued at ¥29.5 TrillionJAPAN - In 2009, the estimated value of the Japanese foodservice sector declined 1.8 per cent year-on-year to ¥29.5 trillion, according to data released by Foodservice Industry Research Institute of Japan....
16 June 2010
More FMD Outbreaks in Miyazaki's Swine, Cattle JAPAN - More of Miyazaki's have been infected with foot and mouth disease, according to the Japanese veterinary authorities....
11 June 2010
Total of 26 New FMD Outbreaks in MiyazakiMIYAZAKI, JAPAN - A total of 26 foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in cattle and swine have been reported by the Japanese veterinary authorities....
07 June 2010
Uninfected Pigs Culled in Miyazaki JAPAN - A cull of about 600 pigs at a farm in Hyuga, Miyazaki Prefecture, began Saturday. ...
Uninfected Pigs Culled in Miyazaki JAPAN - A cull of about 600 pigs at a farm in Hyuga, Miyazaki Prefecture, began Saturday. ...
03 June 2010
35 More FMD Outbreaks in MiyazakiJAPAN - The Japanese veterinary authorities have reported 35 new outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Miyazaki between 27 May and 1 June 2010....
21 May 2010
More FMD Outbreaks in MiyazakiJAPAN - Fifty-five new outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) have been reported by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)....
20 May 2010
Japan Pig, Cattle Cull to Reach 200,000JAPAN - The farm ministry on Wednesday announced actions aimed at stemming the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in Miyazaki Prefecture, which calls for vaccinating and then slaughtering all pigs and cattle within a radius of 10 kilometers of the infection-hit...
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