CANADA - Taking advantage of new and growing specialised kosher and halal beef markets is an opportunity waiting to happen for Manitoba beef producers, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) Minister Stan Struthers announced today (10 August).

Staff writer With the Canadian cattle industry still recovering from the aftermath of the mad cow disease outbreak, a group in B.C. has hit upon a unique niche product – wine-fed beef.[...]

Staff writer With the Canadian cattle industry still recovering from the aftermath of the mad cow disease outbreak, a group in B.C. has hit upon a unique niche product – wine-fed beef.[...]

It’s been the better part of a decade since Americans closed their borders to Canadian beef, slicing a big chunk off this nation’s export market and devastating domestic farmers.

CANADA - With the Canadian cattle industry still recovering from the aftermath of the mad cow disease outbreak, a group of farmers in has hit upon a unique niche product wine-fed beef.

SOUTH KOREA - Bilateral talks between Korea and Canada to be held on 13 July this year to discuss the resumption of Canadian beef imports into Korea were unexpectedly delayed.

CANADA - Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has completed his third successful trade mission to China in less than a year.

CANADA The Canadian Government is now accepting applications for support that will help the Canadian cattle industry become more competitive.

South Korea is considering lifting its import ban on Canadian beef within the year if an understanding can be reached on maintaining trade limits on 'specified risk materials' such as intestinal parts that pose a risk of passing along mad cow disease to humans, government sources said.

SEOUL, July 5 (Bernama) -- South Korea is considering lifting its import ban on Canadian beef this year if an understanding can be reached on maintaining trade limits on intestinal parts, its news agency Yonhap quoted government sources as saying Monday.

KOBE, Japan (AP) -- Prized for its tender, marbled texture and succulent flavor, Kobe beef is a delicacy that can cost $200 for a slab of steak at some Japanese restaurants.

Prized for its tender, marbled texture and succulent flavour, Kobe beef is a delicacy that can cost 19,000 ($200) for a slab of steak at some Japanese restaurants.But cattle farmers near the central city of Kobe are worried an...

Although sushi may be the dish of choice for many Japanese, consumption of beef has greatly expanded in the country since it opened its doors to Western culture following the Meiji Restoration. Since then, Japan has developed its own beef-based cuisine with the likes of sukiyaki and "gyudon" beef bowls, and it has also succeeded in breeding "wagyu" cattle, whose meat today is known worldwide for ...

Japan is taking extraordinary measures to save its most prized cattle herd of Kobe beef from an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

Cattle farmers in central Japan are concerned about an outbreak of Kobe beef, a virus that causes lesions inside the mouth and on hooves of animals, but affects humans only in rare cases.

In the coming FTA negotiations, U.S. negotiators may be able to persuade South Korea to open up the local market further for American beef, but the possible removal of restrictions may not be a panacea for American beef, given that many consumers are still suspicious of its safety.

Prized for its tender, marbled texture and succulent flavor, Kobe beef is a delicacy that can cost 19,000 yen ($200) for a slab of steak at some Japanese restaurants.

The guest of honor was dressed meticulously, a handsome sight and the focus of rapt attention from the assembled dignitaries, businessmen and journalists in the luxurious trappings of a private room in Beijing's Park Hyatt hotel.

Michaelle Jean gamely helped welcome Canadian beef back into the Chinese market at Canada Day celebrations at Expo 2010.

Michaelle Jean gamely helped welcome Canadian beef back into the Chinese market at Canada Day celebrations at Expo 2010.