TheBeefSite Newsletter - 27 January 2010

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Wednesday 27th January 2010

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Welcome to this week's newsletter Editorial: Trading Takes Off

Good news for Australia came last week as the European Union granted it access to the new 20,000 tonne grainfed quota.

The duty-free quota, which first became available in August last year, is available to eligible countries on a non-discriminatory basis. The quota will operate annually (1 July to 30 June) via licences awarded to EU importers.

The first batch of US bone-in-beef arrived in Taiwan and following plenty of inspections was certified and cleared to enter the market.

However there is still an ongoing dispute between the US and Taiwan after some lawmakers in Taiwan voted to ban some US beef products - a move that reverses the previous agreement reached between the countries in October 2009.

New reforms to be introduced by the UK government plan to shift the costs of animal disease monitoring and prevention onto the livestock sector. It is unsure when these plans will be implemented with Defra saying that "cost sharing measures will be introduced under a future Finance Bill".

The government are trying to become more active in eliminating and preventing disease outbreaks - but really, should livestock farmers have to take this added burden on top of the animal health, welfare and biosecurity measures which they already contribute significantly too?

Charlotte Johnston

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This Week's Feature Articles

We have 4 new features this week:

Australian Commodity Statistics 2009
Beef and veal production in Australia is falling, however carcase weights are increasing. Domestic consumption has also fallen, whilst overall exports have picked up according to the Australian commodity statistics for 2009, published by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Summarised by Charlotte Johnston for TheCattleSite.

Want To Improve Your Pasture Yield?
Jeff McCutcheon from the University of Ohio looks at how to improve pasture yields through keeping plants vegetative.

US Beef and Dairy Outlook Report - January 2010
US beef exports have benefited from improved demand in Asian markets in late 2009,according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) January 2010 Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook. As the herd size continues to decline, increased demand is expected to push prices up in 2010.

Livestock and Products Annual Report - Brazil 2009
The beef sector is currently facing challenges due to a restructuring of Brazil's cattle sector and lower export volume, according to Joao F. Silva in the latest GAIN report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Company News

First Feed Tech Pavilion At VIV Europe 2010
NETHERLANDS - This year for the first time, market leaders of the Feed Technology Industry (machinery and equipment) will be present at VIV Europe 2010 in Utrecht on 20 to 22 April.

Global Beef Cattle Industry News