U.S. beef exporters such as Tyson, Cargill and JBS face a “double whammy” from higher prices and strength in the U.S. dollar.

U.S. reduces beef exports as cattle herd shrinks

Major American meat companies caught in the squeeze

Reuters – The United States is importing record amounts of beef this year and exporting less after ranchers slashed the nation’s cattle herd to its lowest level in decades. That has tightened margins for meat companies like Tyson Foods. Why it matters: The U.S. and Canada have the same drought-related stresses that pressure national herd

File photo of the Raohe Night Market in Taipei, Taiwan’s capital. (Fazon1/iStock/Getty Images)

Taiwan formally opens to OTM Canadian beef

BSE-era restriction now lifted

Taiwan has officially lifted its import ban on Canadian beef and beef products from animals over 30 months of age (OTMs). Canada’s Trade Minister Mary Ng and Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the move Friday, saying Taiwan’s decision “will offer an opportunity to expand Canadian beef exports to Taiwan and diversify export markets in the



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Japan lifts last of BSE-era restrictions off Canadian beef

Canadian processed beef regains access to Japan

The last of Japan’s import restrictions on Canadian beef and beef products stemming from the BSE crisis has been lifted, allowing access for Canadian further-processed beef. Canada’s federal agriculture department announced Monday that Japan has reopened to imports of “processed” Canadian beef — just days ahead of a significant reduction in Japan’s tariffs on imports



Cattle producers should have been big winners in the trade deal with Europe but the opposite has been true so far, says Dan Darling, who has represented the cattle sector on this matter for close to a decade.

CETA’s trail of broken promises

It’s been five years of frustration with the EU trade deal as Europe keeps doors largely closed to Canadian beef

Glacier FarmMedia – Dan Darling remembers the tough slog of negotiations in free-trade talks with Europe — and the hope that they would end with major gains for Canadian beef. But five years after the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) with Europe, talks continue and potential benefits remain unrealized. “When we were

JBS CEO Gilberto Tomazoni.

Asian demand for beef to remain strong: JBS CEO

MARKETS While per-capita consumption is still low, world’s largest meatpacker sees opportunity in region

JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, is bullish on the outlook for beef sales to Asian countries, mainly China, as per-capita beef consumption in the region remains low. Speaking on a conference call to discuss second-quarter results, CEO Gilberto Tomazoni said JBS, with its many export platforms, was in a good position to cater to

Argentina to loosen restrictions on beef exports

Argentina to loosen restrictions on beef exports

Reuters – Argentina will loosen export restrictions on beef that were put in place in a bid to curtail inflation and had been panned by meat packers, the government said Dec. 13 after a meeting with industry groups. Argentina’s inflation hovers around an eye-watering 50 per cent a year, while the poverty rate sits at


File photo of a platter of sliced raw beef served in Singapore for use in shabu-shabu, a Japanese-style hotpot dish. (Kenneth Chew/iStock/Getty Images)

Singapore clears all Canadian beef for import

Country first to lift BSE-era restrictions under new status

Canada’s new official international status as a “negligible risk” country for bovine spongiform encephalopathy now has its first recognition from a beef-importing nation. Singapore has approved the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s certificate for exports of all Canadian beef, including beef offal, with no restrictions on the age of the cattle from which the beef was