Beef Trade and Economic Resources

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Background Data on U.S. Beef Industry Summary information on the U.S. beef industry and U.S. meat and livestock trade in 2002 and 2003, U.S. beef prices in 2003, current cattle/beef prices, and more. (more)	Jan 7, 2004
	Robertson, Robert E.	Beef and Lamb: Implications of Labeling by Country of Origin U.S. General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives. This report discusses the economic costs and benefits of labeling beef and lamb by country of origin, and includes import data for these commodities. (more) Publication Month: January 2000	Jul 31, 2002
	European Commission	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) This page provides links to EU documents on BSE, including general information, scientific advice, legislation, inspections and control of the Food and Veterinary Office, impact on trade, statistics, and other links. (more)	Aug 21, 2002
	Dairy, Livestock and Poultry Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) This page links to resources related to the effects of BSE on trade. Includes links to reports, guidelines, directives, and other government agencies' and organizations' web sites related to BSE. (more)	Jan 7, 2004
	Canadian Food Inspection Agency	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in North America This page links to information on BSE and Canadian safeguards and actions against BSE.	Oct 13, 2004
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities Proposed rule to establish a category of minimal risk regions for introducing BSE into the U.S. , to include Canada in this category, and to allow import of certain live ruminant and ruminant products from these regions under certain conditions. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2003	Jan 7, 2004
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities Final rule regarding the importation of animals and animal products from regions that present a minimal BSE risk. It establishes Canada as a minimal-risk region. Includes discussion of changes made in the final rule, background information on BSE and its regulation by APHIS, comments on the proposed rule and APHIS's responses, a summary of the economic analysis, and more. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2005	Jan 5, 2005
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities; Unsealing of Means of Conveyance and Transloading of Products Interim rule regarding authorization to break seals on shipments of ruminants of Canadian origin and regarding direct transloading of Canadian ruminant products being transported to Mexico. Comments are requested. (more) Deadline: Friday, January 27, 2006 Publication Date: Monday, November 28, 2005	Jan 9, 2006
	Ralston, Katherine, C. Philip Brent, Yolanda Starke, Toija Riggins, and C.T. Jordan Lin	Consumer Food Safety Behavior: A Case Study in Hamburger Cooking and Ordering Report on the changing attitudes of consumers towards hamburger doneness, as seen through their home preparation and hamburger ordering behaviors. It discusses the reasons for the changes, the savings in medical costs for foodborne illness as a result of the changes, and the effects of the findings on future food safety education practices. Data is provided in tables on hamburger color, hamburger doneness, consumer knowledge and attitudes, demographic characteristics, and more. An appendix is provided entitled "An Economic Model of Risk and Palatability in Doneness Choice". (more) Publication Month: May 2002	Oct 7, 2002
	Weber, Gary and Associates	Economic Incentives in Mandatory vs. Voluntary Fresh Produce Standards This presentation discusses economic incentives in mandatory vs. voluntary fresh produce standards. It was presented at the 2007 IRAC-sponsored Public Conference 'Risk Assessment, Economic Analysis, and Foodborne Illness Regulations'. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007	Dec 7, 2007
	Unnevehr, Laurian J. (Ed.)	Food Safety in Food Security and Food Trade Collection of briefs on such topics as food safety, mycotoxins, and GM crops in developing countries, and food safety, risk, and trade. Includes case studies on "Guatemalan Raspberries and Cyclospora," "Kenyan Fish Exports," "The Shrimp Export Industry in Bangladesh," "Reducing Pesticide Residues on Horticultural Crops," "India Responds to International Food Safety Requirements," "Supermarkets and Quality and Safety Standards for Produce in Latin America," "Beef industry in China," "The Poultry Industry in Colombia," and "Reducing Mycotoxins in Brazilian Crops". (more) Publication Month: September 2003	Aug 19, 2004
	Clemens, Roxanne; Babcock, Bruce A.	Meat Traceability: Its Effect on Trade This report provides an overview of the beef traceability standards of the EU, Japan, and Australia. There is discussion of the issues and opportunities associated with beef traceability, and of potential future impacts on trade and costs. (more) Publication Year: 2002	Jul 12, 2002
	North American Meat Processors Association	NAMP's Management Conference Presentations Presentations from this conference held March 26-28, 2004 in Chicago, IL. Presentations include "Trade Impacts of BSE"/Lambert, Chuck; "Canada/U.S. Agricultural Trade"/Masswohl, John; "FSIS Outlook"/Englejohn, Daniel L.; "Global Meat Trade"/Elam, Thomas E.; "Evolving With The Consumer"/The Hartman Group; "Red Meat Outlook"/Robb, James. (more) Event Dates: Friday, March 26, 2004 - Sunday, March 28, 2004 Publication Date: Friday, March 26, 2004	Jan 22, 2004
	National Cattlemen's Beef Association	National Cattlemen's Beef Association: NCBA: Beef.org Trade association for cattle farmers and ranchers in the U.S. The website includes nutrition research information, consumer information, food safety information including safe handling practices, information on beef irradiation, animal health information, and more, beef production resources, economic data, and more. (more)	Jun 4, 2003
	Office International des Epizooties (World Organization for Animal Health)	OIE Standards on BSE: a Guide for Understanding and Proper Implementation Release regarding the interpretation and implementation of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code with respect to BSE classification and status of countries and trade. (more) Publication Month: January 2004	Jan 29, 2004
	Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Preliminary Analysis of Interim Final Rules and an Interpretive Rule to Prevent the BSE Agent from Entering the U.S. Food Supply Preliminary regulatory impact analysis of FSIS's interim final rules regarding specified risk materials and advanced meat recovery systems. Includes discussion of the cattle and meat processing industry, BSE risk assessment, preventive measures, the regulatory environment prior to these regulations, the economic model used, economic impacts of the regulations, and benefits. Appendices include " References," "Documentation of Baseline Values," "Model for Estimating Cost of SRM Interim Final Rule," "Input and Output Values for Models Used to Estimate Costs of SRM and AMR Interim Final Rules, Including Information on Distributions," "Model for Estimating Cost of AMR Interim Final Rule: AMR Interim Final Rule Effects due to System Modifications that Reduce Yield," and "Quantity estimates of affected AMR products". (more) Publication Year: 2004	Apr 8, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Recordkeeping Requirements for Human Food and Cosmetics Manufactured From, Processed With, or Otherwise Containing, Material From Cattle Proposed rule to require manufacturers or processors of food or cosmetics containing cattle materials to keep sufficient records to demonstrate that no prohibited cattle materials were used. Includes discussion of the preliminary regulatory impact analysis of this proposed rule. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004	Jul 22, 2004
	Valle Molina, José Ángel del; DeHaven, W. Ron; Evans, Brian R.	Report of the North American Chief Veterinary Officers on Harmonization of a BSE Strategy Minimum standards and trade considerations for managing the risk of BSE in North America. Publication Year: 2005	Apr 5, 2005
		Special Issue: Controversies Over the Adoption of Genetically Modified Organisms This special issue of the Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization includes the following articles: "Controversies Over the Adoption of Genetically Modified Organisms: An Overview of the Special Issue"/Schmitz, Andrew; "GMOs: Prospects for Productivity Increases in Developing Countries"/Evenson, Robert E.; "Agricultural Biotechnology: Productivity, Biodiversity, and Intellectual Property Rights"/Zilberman, David; Ameden, Holly; Graff, Gregory; Qaim, Matin; "Europe's Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology: Precaution or Trade Distortion?"/Sheldon, Ian; "Genetically Modified Food Standards as Trade Barriers: Harmonization, Compromise, and Sub-Global Agreements"/Tothova, Monika and Oehmke, James F.; "Did StarLink Reduce Import Demand for Corn?"/Schmitz, Troy G; Schmitz, Andrew; Moss, Charles B.; "Genetically Modified Organisms: Rights to Use Commodity Names and the Lemons Problem"/Gray, Richard; Moss, Charles B.; Schmitz, Andrew; "Consumer's Resistance to Genetically Modified Foods: The Role of Information in an Uncertain Environment"/Huffman, Wallace E.; Rousu, Matthew; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu; "Effects of Information on Consumers' Willingness to Pay for GM-Corn-Fed Beef"/Li, Quan; McCluskey, Jill J.; Wahl, Thomas I. Access to the full text of the articles may require subscription. (more) Publication Year: 2004	May 17, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Statement on BSE Cow in Alberta, Canada Statement by the FDA regarding the confirmation of a case of BSE in a cow in Canada. Publication Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2003	May 21, 2003
	Food and Drug Administration	Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Proposed Rule Proposed rule to prohibit the use of certain cattle materials in animal food or feed. Includes discussion of comments received on the advance notice of proposed rulemaking, the economic impact analysis, and more. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, October 6, 2005	Oct 7, 2005
	Golan, Elise; Krissoff, Barry; Kuchler, Fred; Nelson, Kenneth; Price, Gregory	Traceability in the U.S. Food Supply: Economic Theory and Industry Studies This report discusses traceability in the U.S., particularly in the fresh produce, grains and oilseeds, and beef and cattle sectors. Costs and benefits of traceability, incentives for traceability, options to correct market failure, and the government's roles and options are discussed. Includes an appendix entitled "Select Milestones in U.S. Traceability Requirements for Foods". (more) Publication Month: March 2004	Mar 26, 2004
	Leuck, Dale; Haley, Mildred; Harvey, David	U.S. 2003 and 2004 Livestock and Poultry Trade Influenced by Animal Disease and Trade Restrictions This report discusses the effects of BSE and other animal diseases on U.S. trade in livestock and animal products for 2003 and recent years and 2004 forecast. (more) Publication Month: July 2004	Jul 6, 2004
	Audit, Review, and Compliance Branch, Livestock and Seed Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	USDA Beef Export Verification (BEV) Program This page provides procedures, a listing of eligible suppliers, and other resources related to the BEV Program. This program allows for products to be issued an FSIS Export certificate that states that the meat products were derived from cattle slaughtered in the U.S., and allows products to be labeled as meeting the BEV Program requirements. (more)	Aug 21, 2003
	Food and Drug Administration	Use of Materials Derived From Cattle in Human Food and Cosmetics Interim final rule to prohibit the use in human food, including dietary supplements, and cosmetics of specified risk materials, cattle small intestine, material from nonambulatory disabled cattle, material from cattle not inspected and passed for human consumption, and mechanically separated (beef). Includes discussion of the analysis of economic impacts of this interim final rule. Amendments to the interim final rule have been published in 70 FR 53063, and comments are requested on the amendments. (more) Deadline: Monday, November 7, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004	Jul 22, 2004

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