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Published: Sep 05, 2006

Asia-Pacific

CLIMATE MAY IMPACT AUSTRALIA’S CATTLE INDUSTRYAUSTRALIA: A leading expert on climate trends will discuss the future of cattle production in Australia.

Cattle, worker shortage blamed for early abattoir closure Australia's second largest meat processor Teys Brothers is blaming a lack of cattle and a chronic labour shortage for its decision to close its abattoir in far north Queensland three-and-a-half months early.

Five Japanese retailers to resume U.S. beef sales C.G.C. Japan Co., a cooperative buying organization for supermarkets, indicated that five member companies will resume sales of U.S. beef as early as this week, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Friday edition.

Cover Story/The food chain(09/05) (Asahi) BEIJING--It's sometimes hard to imagine that what lands on the shelves of your local supermarket can have a major impact on people's lives elsewhere.

Korea Says Rice Not for Talks in Seattle Korea and the United States will test their wills in the third round of free trade agreement (FTA) talks starting Sept. 6 in Seattle, Wash., Seoul’s top negotiator said...

U.S. PORK RECIPES FOR TAIWAN  TAIWAN: USMEF -- the U.S. meat-export and promotion group – has published a book of recipes featuring U.S. pork for consumers in Taiwan.

Russia

RUSSIAN MEAT PRODUCTION ROCKETSRUSSIA: Meat production in Russia has risen sharply this year while its leading producer aims to significantly increase production.

Europe

Gene-altered rice from China found in EU' BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European consumers are at risk from unauthorized genetically modified (GMO) rice grown in China after evidence of a strain was found in Britain

United States

Meeting on foreign animal and poultry diseases scheduled The Agriculture Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases will meet on Sept. 12 and 13, 2006 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Center at Riverside in Riversdale, Md.

Asia-Pacific

CLIMATE MAY IMPACT AUSTRALIA’S CATTLE INDUSTRYAUSTRALIA: A leading expert on climate trends will discuss the future of cattle production in Australia.

Cattle, worker shortage blamed for early abattoir closure Australia's second largest meat processor Teys Brothers is blaming a lack of cattle and a chronic labour shortage for its decision to close its abattoir in far north Queensland three-and-a-half months early.

Five Japanese retailers to resume U.S. beef sales C.G.C. Japan Co., a cooperative buying organization for supermarkets, indicated that five member companies will resume sales of U.S. beef as early as this week, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Friday edition.

Cover Story/The food chain(09/05) (Asahi) BEIJING--It's sometimes hard to imagine that what lands on the shelves of your local supermarket can have a major impact on people's lives elsewhere.

Korea Says Rice Not for Talks in Seattle Korea and the United States will test their wills in the third round of free trade agreement (FTA) talks starting Sept. 6 in Seattle, Wash., Seoul’s top negotiator said...

U.S. PORK RECIPES FOR TAIWAN  TAIWAN: USMEF -- the U.S. meat-export and promotion group – has published a book of recipes featuring U.S. pork for consumers in Taiwan.

Russia

RUSSIAN MEAT PRODUCTION ROCKETSRUSSIA: Meat production in Russia has risen sharply this year while its leading producer aims to significantly increase production.

Europe

Gene-altered rice from China found in EU' BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European consumers are at risk from unauthorized genetically modified (GMO) rice grown in China after evidence of a strain was found in Britain

United States

Meeting on foreign animal and poultry diseases scheduled The Agriculture Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases will meet on Sept. 12 and 13, 2006 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Center at Riverside in Riversdale, Md.