June 23 (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan's government today ended a ban on Canadian beef imports imposed four years ago because of mad- cow disease. Canadian cattle and beef exports dropped to C$1. The illness has a rare but fatal human form that has infected more than 150 people worldwide since the early 1990s. The island only will allow meat that's boneless and cut from cattle less than 30 months old, the Department of Health in Taipei said in a statement on its Web site today. The World...

The department said imported beef must also be free of brain or spinal material, believed to have a higher risk of carrying mad cow disease, also called bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE. The Department of Health said the decision, which took effect Saturday, was made after Taiwanese inspectors concluded Canadian beef is free of the risk of mad cow disease following stepped up control in the country. Taiwan banned Canadian beef imports in May 2003. Before the ban, Taiwan was Canada's...

Cattle raisers are keeping their animals on pasture longer rather than taking them to feed yards. Demand also motivates farmers to plant more acres of corn and fewer acres of forage crops like alfalfa or milo. That means it takes more money to feed and raise cows, a cost many say will eventually be passed on to consumers. Falling supply of cattle and rising demand for corn create what feed yard manager Kyle Williams calls a "double whammy. Some mother cows were sold off during recent...

While dairy prices have jumped across the nation, there's some debate over what's behind the increase. Bob Trader with Hy-Vee says,"There's been a significant increase as we've moved into the Spring and Summer of this year for several reasons and a couple of different factors--international trade, feed prices going up, and lower production in the United States. But dairy market forecasters say the demand for corn and the price of milk are more related than people realize. Bob Trader with...

After the BSE crisis over three years ago, Canadian cattle producers searched for methods of distribution for their herds and eventually set their sights across the world. Canadian cattle shipped overseas After the 2003 BSE crisis hit the Canadian beef industry, producers came up with an international solution. The shipment was another portion of a Russian strategy to renew their beef and dairy industries. AEI collaborated with a number of colleagues in the export business in order to...