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Friday, May 04, 2012
Recovering Japanese Imports TOPIGS GeneticsJAPAN - The Japanese economy is starting to recover after the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on 11 March 2011. The bigger Japanese pig producers are making further investments in genetics.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Japan Rearrests Two over Tax Evasion in Pork TariffsJAPAN - The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office rearrested two men running meat import businesses on charges of evading 13.6 billion yen in tariffs on pork by fraudulently declaring import prices...
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Pig Dung Used for New Fish Feed Made of FliesJAPAN - A new fish feed made using housefly pupae is cheaper than other feeds and boosts fish's immunity to disease, says one of the researchers who created it.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
US Pork Sandwiches Showcased in Railway CampaignJAPAN - The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) recently launched a marketing campaign with Becker’s, a casual, café-style restaurant chain operated by JR East Food Business, a subsidiary of the East...
Friday, December 09, 2011
Premium Positioning Created for Chilled US PorkJAPAN - A side-by-side taste challenge at a leading Tokyo hotel produced surprising results for a group of Japanese consumers who were given a chance recently to compare premium-branded US chilled pork...
Monday, November 28, 2011
Wheat Binge Eyed as Glut Undercuts Corn PriceJAPAN - Japan, the world's largest corn buyer, may buy less of the grain as feed-wheat imports almost quadruple this year to the highest level since 2001, as livestock producers seek to cut costs.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Stimulating Japanese Imports of North American PorkJAPAN - A US-based agricultural economist expects improvements in the Japanese economy and greater concerns over food safety to stimulate increased sales of North American pork into Japan.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Biomin.net Now Available in JapaneseJAPAN - Biomin has now launched a Japanese version of the corporate web site.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Nebraska Beef, Soy, Corn Groups Visit JapanJAPAN - Delegations representing Nebraska’s beef, soybean and corn industries got an in-depth look recently at beef and pork industry programmes in Japan conducted by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF),...
TOPIGS Ships Breeding Pigs to JapanJAPAN - In June TOPIGS shipped 324 breeding pigs to Japan. These animals from the top of the TOPIGS’ breeding pyramid and with the highest SPF health status came from Canada.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Iowa Pork Producers Continue Half-Century of AidJAPAN - The people of Iowa have a special connection with Japan dating back more than 50 years. When two typhoons devastated the Japanese prefecture of Yamanashi in 1959, Iowans stepped forward to help...
Monday, June 20, 2011
Toyota Launches Pig Manure Compost DeodoriserJAPAN - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has developed a deodoriser specifically for use on composting swine manure.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Canadian Pork Industry Supports Recovery EffortsJAPAN - Pork producers and exporters from across Canada will donate over $100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross Japan relief fund to support longer-term relief and recovery efforts in affected communities....
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Thousands Served Through USMEF's Japan EffortJAPAN - Groups of displaced Japanese citizens ranging from several hundred to more than 10,000 were served meals of US beef and pork in recent weeks through the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Japan...
Friday, May 13, 2011
Livestock Culling Starts Near Fukushima Plant JAPAN - Livestock and poultry in the no-entry zone within a 20-kilometre radius of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are to be culled.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Livestock and 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...
Monday, April 18, 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...
Monday, March 28, 2011
An Eye on Recovery Efforts and 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.
Friday, March 18, 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...
US Pork Producers Assist Japanese ResidentsJAPAN - US pork producers are partnering with the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) to provide pork for victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern sections of Japan on 11 March....
Friday, December 17, 2010
Hinode Bussan Agent for TOPIGS in JapanJAPAN - Hinode Bussan has been appointed as agent for TOPIGS in Japan.
Monday, September 06, 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.
Monday, August 09, 2010
More Farmers Using Rice as Chicken, Pig FeedJAPAN - Eggs and meat from chickens and pigs that were raised on domestic feed rice are drawing a great deal of attention lately, both as delicious cuisine and a way to help increase this country's self-sufficiency...
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Danish Pork a Bestseller in JapanJAPAN - The sausages are half the size, and to a Danish palate would seem both fattier and slightly sweeter than sausages for the Danish market. However, tastes vary, and in Japan the small sausages from...
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Danish Pork Popular in Japanese Noodle SoupJAPAN - 500 bowls a day - 365 days a year. And that’s just in one noodle restaurant, Hiday Hidaka in Tokyo, which is part of a chain of 250 restaurants with the same name.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Aeon Loves US Pork, So Do Japanese ConsumersJAPAN - The love affair between Japanese consumers and US pork got a bit cosier recently when Japan’s largest retailer hosted an intensive three-week promotion that resulted in the sale of more than...
Friday, May 07, 2010
US Producers Support Japan Pork Buyers EventJAPAN - More than 300 Japanese pork buyers received an in-depth overview of the US pork industry recently, along with a hands-on demonstration on meat-slicing and display techniques designed to help foster...
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Japanese Bloggers Praise US PorkJAPAN - A recent USMEF pork cooking seminar held for more than 30 high-profile Japanese bloggers has generated very positive reviews and more than a quarter of a million online media impressions for US...
Friday, April 23, 2010
First Cloned Pig in Japan EuthanisedJAPAN - The first pig cloned from fetal pigskin cells in Japan has been euthanised after becoming unable to stand on her own because of natural causes, researchers said yesterday.
FMD Halts Pork Exports From JapanJAPAN - Japan suspended exports of beef, pork and related bi-products following a discovery of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on cattle farms in Miyazaki prefecture.
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