Watch Cattlemen to Cattlemen Week 28: Original Air Date August 14, 2007:

The Asian export markets lead this week’s cattle industry news. U.S. beef exports to South Korea are still suspended, due to a shipment found to contain ineligible, bone-in cuts. This comes at a time when exports to Korea had gained great momentum, with recent trade volumes exceeding 4 million pounds per week.

The news is more positive from Japan, where officials there are considering an increase in the age limit for U.S. beef imports. Currently, beef shipped to Japan must be from cattle 20 months of age and younger. Japan appears to be on the verge of raising this limit to 30 months, which would greatly increase the volume of eligible product. A decision is expected by the end of August.

Our Farm Bill segment focuses on Country-of-Origin labeling (COOL) requirements for beef, pork and lamb. Learn how changes to the COOL law recently passed by the House of Representatives could make the law more workable before it takes effect in September 2008. You’ll also hear why cattlemen feel strongly that poultry should not be exempt from COOL.

In this week’s Market Watch, Erica Rosa of the Livestock Marketing Information Center joins host Susie Ross for a look at late-summer cattle inventory numbers in the United States and Canada. Erica tells us how these factors are expected to impact fall calf prices. Read more of Erica’s thoughts on current market conditions at www.lmic.info.

And in this week’s Cattle Learning Center segment, Cattlemen to Cattlemen reporter Jim Whitt takes you to the Joplin Regional Stockyards in Missouri. Here you’ll learn how a value-added marketing program can provide a greater return on your cattle, and improve the profitability of your operation.

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