Pig Industry News: Japan
23 June 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...
20 June 2011
Toyota Launches Pig Manure Compost DeodoriserJAPAN - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has developed a deodoriser specifically for use on composting swine manure....
13 June 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....
25 May 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...
13 May 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....
26 April 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...
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...
28 March 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....
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...
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....
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....
09 August 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...
03 June 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...
01 June 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. ...
14 May 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...
07 May 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...
04 May 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...
23 April 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. ...
09 April 2010
Battle for Pork Market Share Fuels Branding BuildupJAPAN - Intense competition for market share among suppliers to the Japanese pork market has caused branding efforts to mushroom to meet local consumer demand for product differentiation, according to...
08 April 2010
Pork Contingent Visits Japan and Analyses MarketJAPAN - A contingent from the US pork industry is in Japan this week accompanying USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack on a tour promoting US pork and other agricultural exports to the country....
06 April 2010
Tanaka Precious Metals to Supply Pork Detection KitsJAPAN - Tanaka Precious Metals is to supply companies in Japan and overseas centered on the Islamic world with two 'Easy to Use Pork Detection Kits' for the detection of pork in either raw or cooked food...
25 February 2010
Despite Tough Economy US Pork Fares Well In JapanJAPAN - Japan reinforced its position as a key trading partner for the US beef and pork industries in 2009, clearly outperforming the market and either maintaining or increasing US beef and pork imports...
17 February 2010
Banned Beef Found in Pork Sausage ShipmentJAPAN - The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry suspended imports of pork and processed pork from Austria yesterday after finding a shipment of sausages from an Austrian company that contained...
08 February 2010
Improvac Approved as Safe and Effective in JapanJAPAN - Pfizer Animal Health today announced it will begin to expand Japanese veterinary experience with Improvac®, Pfizer’s successful pork production technology embraced by pig farmers in other countries...
22 January 2010
Pigs Hit by Second Bout of H1N1 OutbreakJAPAN - The nation's second case of pigs infected with H1N1 flu has been confirmed at a farm in Yamagata Prefecture, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday....
21 January 2010
Japan Reports Emerging Case of H1N1 InfluenzaJAPAN - The Japanese veterinary authorities have reported an emerging case of H1N1 flu in the country....
16 December 2009
New US Pork Cut Finds Success in JapanJAPAN - Can you imagine a summer barbecue season without pork back ribs? Until this year, Japanese consumers had never had the opportunity to savor this American cookout favourite. ...
11 November 2009
First Imports of Pigs from Ireland to JapanJAPAN - In February 2009 the health certificate facilitating trade in porcine species was officially agreed between the Irish and Japanese veterinary authorities. ...
28 October 2009
Japan Lifts H1N1 Voluntary Movement RestraintJAPAN - On 21 October, the Japanese authorities had reported finding the H1N1 flu virus in pooled samples from pigs. The affected farm was placed under voluntary movement restraint....
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