Tyson hopes to resume beef exports with S. Korea ban lifted (WREG-TV Memphis) SPRINGDALE, Ark. Tyson Foods -- the world's largest meat processor -- says it hopes to resume selling beef to South Korea soon. The Asian nation was once Tyson's third-largest foreign beef market, and has finalized plans to lift a 2003 ban imposed because of mad cow fears. [News Source]

Tyson Foods Hoping To Resume Beef Exports To South Korea (CattleNetwork.com) SPRINGDALE, Arkansas (AP)--Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN), the world's largest meat processor, hopes to resume beef sales to South Korea now that the Asian nation has finalized plans to lift a 2003 ban imposed over `mad cow' disease fears. South Korea had been Tyson's third-largest foreign beef market. [News Source]

South Korea to resume U.S. beef imports after 3 years. South Korea, the third-biggest buyer of U.S. beef in 2003, will lift a three-year ban on imports of the meat after it concluded inspections of U.S. processing facilities. [News Source]

Japan not to ease rule on U.S. beef imports. Japanese Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yoshio Kobayashi said Thursday that Japan has no plans at present to ease its rule on U.S. beef imports. [News Source]

Korea to resume US beef imports. Korea will be allowing United States beef back on to the dinner tables of Korean consumers as early as October, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry yesterday. [News Source]

Slow recovery from U.S. beef boycotts. A Kansas State University study shows it may take a few years for the United States to recover from Japan's and South Korea's boycotts of U.S. beef. [News Source]

South Korea to resume U.S. beef imports. South Korea on Friday approved resuming imports of U.S. beef after repeated delays in implementing an earlier decision to lift a 2003 ban imposed because of mad cow fears. [News Source]

South Korea lifts ban on US beef imports. South Korea has lifted a ban on US beef imposed in 2003 because of fears of mad cow disease, clearing the way for an early resumption of the multi-million dollar trade. [News Source]

South Korea to lift 3-year U.S. beef ban. South Korea, once the world's third-largest export market for American beef, said on Friday it would open its doors again to U.S. beef and end a three-year ban imposed because of mad cow disease. [News Source]

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