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Egypt opens borders to U.S. beef products
Egypt is immediately resuming imports of U.S. beef and beef products from animals less than 30 months of age, ending its 14-month ban on U.S. exports.
Asia Pacific
Russia sets quotas for meat imports
Making good on its threat to retaliate against the European Union's decision to slap import quotas on Russian grain, the government Friday set annual quotas on imports of poultry, beef and pork, according to media reports.
Agriculture looms as block to China FTA
Chinese officials are concerned a free trade agreement with Australia could harm their farmers, sparking fears agriculture could be a stumbling block in negotiations.
Europe
EU and Russia end meat import stand-off
The EU and Russia have resolved a trade dispute that threatened to halt imports of EU beef, pork and poultry worth $1.4 billion a year.
EU pushes pig price up
Sharply rising EU prices are forecast to push the GB Euro Deadweight Adjusted Pig Price well ahead of current levels during the spring trading period.
Americas
Young Canadian cattle pose little risk to U.S. consumers
U.S. consumers and ranchers are at little or no risk for mad cow disease from imports of younger Canadian cattle, a U.S. consumer group said, arguing that the debate is more about economics and trade than public health.
The Canada, U.S. beef dance
Politicians and cattlemen were bouncing around like those Russian squat dancers after a Montana judge stiff-armed USDA's planned March 7 opening of the Canadian border.
USA
U.S. faces little BSE risk from young Canada cattle
U.S. consumers and ranchers are at little or no risk for mad cow disease from imports of younger Canadian cattle, a U.S. consumer group said, arguing that the debate is more about economics and trade than public health.
Mixed signals from Japan over beef trade
In the wake of U.S. Secretary of State Condaleezza Rice's whirlwind visit to Tokyo, during which she lectured the Japanese about "sound science," Japan has either seen the light and will move to open the market next week, as one news source reported, or is preparing for a significant downturn in relations between the United States and Japan over the issue, as another said.
Egypt opens borders to U.S. beef products
Egypt is immediately resuming imports of U.S. beef and beef products from animals less than 30 months of age, ending its 14-month ban on U.S. exports.
Asia Pacific
Russia sets quotas for meat imports
Making good on its threat to retaliate against the European Union's decision to slap import quotas on Russian grain, the government Friday set annual quotas on imports of poultry, beef and pork, according to media reports.
Agriculture looms as block to China FTA
Chinese officials are concerned a free trade agreement with Australia could harm their farmers, sparking fears agriculture could be a stumbling block in negotiations.
Europe
EU and Russia end meat import stand-off
The EU and Russia have resolved a trade dispute that threatened to halt imports of EU beef, pork and poultry worth $1.4 billion a year.
EU pushes pig price up
Sharply rising EU prices are forecast to push the GB Euro Deadweight Adjusted Pig Price well ahead of current levels during the spring trading period.
Americas
Young Canadian cattle pose little risk to U.S. consumers
U.S. consumers and ranchers are at little or no risk for mad cow disease from imports of younger Canadian cattle, a U.S. consumer group said, arguing that the debate is more about economics and trade than public health.
The Canada, U.S. beef dance
Politicians and cattlemen were bouncing around like those Russian squat dancers after a Montana judge stiff-armed USDA's planned March 7 opening of the Canadian border.
USA
U.S. faces little BSE risk from young Canada cattle
U.S. consumers and ranchers are at little or no risk for mad cow disease from imports of younger Canadian cattle, a U.S. consumer group said, arguing that the debate is more about economics and trade than public health.
Mixed signals from Japan over beef trade
In the wake of U.S. Secretary of State Condaleezza Rice's whirlwind visit to Tokyo, during which she lectured the Japanese about "sound science," Japan has either seen the light and will move to open the market next week, as one news source reported, or is preparing for a significant downturn in relations between the United States and Japan over the issue, as another said.