I haven't had a chance to read all the posts yet today but I thought I would post a little positive news! (nice change of pace!)
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More Nebraska beef headed for Hong Kong
Tuesday, February 6, 2007, 1:52 PM
by Peter Shinn
Nebraska is going to be sending more beef to Hong Kong. That's the upshot of a deal reached between the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Swift & Co. and a Hong Kong distributor that supplies more than two-dozen restaurants in the former British possession. The beef will originate from the Swift plant in Grand Island and will be identified as Nebraska beef.
Nebraska Ag Director Greg Ibach, speaking to Brownfield from Hong Kong shortly after a reception celebrating the agreement, said as the state expands opportunities in Asia, Nebraska beef producers will have to make sure they're delivering beef for that market. That's why Ibach said the Nebraska Ag Department, in coordination with the Nebraska Beef Council and University of Nebraska at Lincoln Extension, will be holding producer meetings on that topic.
"We're going to now work with our producers to help them understand the age and source verification steps necessary to access the Asian marketplace," Ibach said.
According to Ibach, there's a lot more opportunity for Nebraska beef in Asia generally, and Hong Kong specifically. And he said future agreements for beef from specific packing plants in Nebraska may be generated as the result of the deal announced Tuesday.
"What's become obvious to us is that there are large quantities of beef that we'll be able to move through this distributor, and hopefully then, attract other distributors that work with some our other plants that want to do similar activities," said Ibach
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More Nebraska beef headed for Hong Kong
Tuesday, February 6, 2007, 1:52 PM
by Peter Shinn
Nebraska is going to be sending more beef to Hong Kong. That's the upshot of a deal reached between the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Swift & Co. and a Hong Kong distributor that supplies more than two-dozen restaurants in the former British possession. The beef will originate from the Swift plant in Grand Island and will be identified as Nebraska beef.
Nebraska Ag Director Greg Ibach, speaking to Brownfield from Hong Kong shortly after a reception celebrating the agreement, said as the state expands opportunities in Asia, Nebraska beef producers will have to make sure they're delivering beef for that market. That's why Ibach said the Nebraska Ag Department, in coordination with the Nebraska Beef Council and University of Nebraska at Lincoln Extension, will be holding producer meetings on that topic.
"We're going to now work with our producers to help them understand the age and source verification steps necessary to access the Asian marketplace," Ibach said.
According to Ibach, there's a lot more opportunity for Nebraska beef in Asia generally, and Hong Kong specifically. And he said future agreements for beef from specific packing plants in Nebraska may be generated as the result of the deal announced Tuesday.
"What's become obvious to us is that there are large quantities of beef that we'll be able to move through this distributor, and hopefully then, attract other distributors that work with some our other plants that want to do similar activities," said Ibach