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Americas

Canada Sees U.S. Reopen to Some Cattle Early 2004
Canada expects the U.S. to reopen its border to Canadian cattle under 30-months old in early 2004, Canadian Agriculture Minister Lyle Vanclief said on Wednesday. Asked in an interview with Reuters when he expected the U.S. to permit entry of such cattle after Canadian beef was barred following the May 20 discovery of one case of mad-cow disease, Vanclief said: "Early in 2004."

Europe

Germany may abstain in EU's key GMO vote-Kuenast
Germany has yet to decide if it will endorse imports of a genetically modified (GM) food into the EU at a key meeting next week and may well not use its vote at all, Agriculture Minister Renate Kuenast said on Thursday.

Russian government sets 2004 beef, pork quotas
The Russian government has set beef and pork import quotas for 2004 in line with efforts to cut food imports and encourage domestic livestock breeding, according to RusData Dialine.

French court rules extended ban on British beef was wrong
Great Britain's National Farmers' Union has won its legal action against the French ban on British beef. The highest civil court in France ruled that the country was wrong to continue to block imports of British beef once the European Commission lifted its BSE ban in August 1999.

USA

USDA to donate $115 mln food to 22 nations in 2004
The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday it would donate $115 million in food commodities to 22 developing countries in 2004 to spur agricultural development and prevent hunger.

NCBA Leaders Travel to Canada, Request Removal of Non-Scientific Trade Barriers
In response to meetings last week in Ottawa, Canada with cattle industry leaders from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), the Canadian government has announced it has begun a review of current restrictions on U.S. feeder cattle imported into Canadian feedlots.

Americas

Canada Sees U.S. Reopen to Some Cattle Early 2004
Canada expects the U.S. to reopen its border to Canadian cattle under 30-months old in early 2004, Canadian Agriculture Minister Lyle Vanclief said on Wednesday. Asked in an interview with Reuters when he expected the U.S. to permit entry of such cattle after Canadian beef was barred following the May 20 discovery of one case of mad-cow disease, Vanclief said: "Early in 2004."

Europe

Germany may abstain in EU's key GMO vote-Kuenast
Germany has yet to decide if it will endorse imports of a genetically modified (GM) food into the EU at a key meeting next week and may well not use its vote at all, Agriculture Minister Renate Kuenast said on Thursday.

Russian government sets 2004 beef, pork quotas
The Russian government has set beef and pork import quotas for 2004 in line with efforts to cut food imports and encourage domestic livestock breeding, according to RusData Dialine.

French court rules extended ban on British beef was wrong
Great Britain's National Farmers' Union has won its legal action against the French ban on British beef. The highest civil court in France ruled that the country was wrong to continue to block imports of British beef once the European Commission lifted its BSE ban in August 1999.

USA

USDA to donate $115 mln food to 22 nations in 2004
The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday it would donate $115 million in food commodities to 22 developing countries in 2004 to spur agricultural development and prevent hunger.

NCBA Leaders Travel to Canada, Request Removal of Non-Scientific Trade Barriers
In response to meetings last week in Ottawa, Canada with cattle industry leaders from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), the Canadian government has announced it has begun a review of current restrictions on U.S. feeder cattle imported into Canadian feedlots.