Japan expected to continue US beef exclusion. A key US rural lawmaker says there is little chance Japan will normalise its beef trade with America any time soon. [News Source]

Bush says Chinese ‘need’ to eat US beef. President George W. Bush said Thursday the Chinese "need" to eat US beef for their health, and lamented that China refuses to allow imports because of mad-cow concerns. [News Source]

Canada Cattle Alert: Disposing of BSE (CattleNetwork.com) The Government of Canada is stepping up efforts to eliminate bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, from the national herd by removing cattle tissues that, if infected are capable of transmitting the disease from animal feed, pet food and fertilizer. [News Source]

Bush says Chinese ‘need’ to eat US beef (AFP via Yahoo! News) President George W. Bush said Thursday the Chinese "need" to eat US beef for their health, and lamented that China refuses to allow imports because of mad-cow concerns. [News Source]