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Americas

Import Deal Reached
USDA and U.S. ranchers agree to halt plans to expand imports of Canadian beef until the law works its way through the normal rule-making process.

Europe

New Zealand pigs threatened by untreatable disease
A mass slaughter of pigs in New Zealand may be the only way to combat an untreatable disease that kills young pigs, the country's agriculture officials said.

USA

UPDATE 2-USDA aims to complete Texas cow probe this week
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture hopes to find out by the end of this week why the government failed to conduct a mad cow test on a condemned animal in Texas, a senior official told Reuters on Wednesday.

UPDATE 3-USDA agrees to halt some Canada beef trade
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday agreed to stop imports of ground beef and bone-in beef from Canada, handing a legal victory to a U.S. cattle group that opposed the imports because of mad cow disease concerns.

UPDATE 1-Some Canada beef exports on ice after U.S. action
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 5 (Reuters) - Legal arguments over U.S. imports of Canadian beef have stopped up to half of Canada's shipments, pinching prices for farmers as processors move to store product, industry officials said on Wednesday.

FDA freezes delivery of meal from condemned Texas cow
The Food and Drug Administration is placing a hold on the meat and bone meal made from the cow in Texas that displayed central nervous system disorder symptoms last week but was not tested for bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

Natural Beef Program Introduced
U.S. processor introduces a beef brand to meet the growing consumer demand for meat that meets their healthier lifestyles.

Skipped mad-cow test spurs security questions
The government's failure to test a cow in Texas showing possible signs of mad cow disease is raising concerns about how thoroughly inspectors are screening cattle.

R-CALF, USDA agree on limiting import of Canadian beef
The R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America and the Agriculture Department have reached a preliminary agreement that will not permit expanded imports of beef products beyond those announced by USDA last August until the government agency has completed a rulemaking process now underway, officials from both sides said.

Americas

Import Deal Reached
USDA and U.S. ranchers agree to halt plans to expand imports of Canadian beef until the law works its way through the normal rule-making process.

Europe

New Zealand pigs threatened by untreatable disease
A mass slaughter of pigs in New Zealand may be the only way to combat an untreatable disease that kills young pigs, the country's agriculture officials said.

USA

UPDATE 2-USDA aims to complete Texas cow probe this week
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture hopes to find out by the end of this week why the government failed to conduct a mad cow test on a condemned animal in Texas, a senior official told Reuters on Wednesday.

UPDATE 3-USDA agrees to halt some Canada beef trade
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday agreed to stop imports of ground beef and bone-in beef from Canada, handing a legal victory to a U.S. cattle group that opposed the imports because of mad cow disease concerns.

UPDATE 1-Some Canada beef exports on ice after U.S. action
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 5 (Reuters) - Legal arguments over U.S. imports of Canadian beef have stopped up to half of Canada's shipments, pinching prices for farmers as processors move to store product, industry officials said on Wednesday.

FDA freezes delivery of meal from condemned Texas cow
The Food and Drug Administration is placing a hold on the meat and bone meal made from the cow in Texas that displayed central nervous system disorder symptoms last week but was not tested for bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

Natural Beef Program Introduced
U.S. processor introduces a beef brand to meet the growing consumer demand for meat that meets their healthier lifestyles.

Skipped mad-cow test spurs security questions
The government's failure to test a cow in Texas showing possible signs of mad cow disease is raising concerns about how thoroughly inspectors are screening cattle.

R-CALF, USDA agree on limiting import of Canadian beef
The R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America and the Agriculture Department have reached a preliminary agreement that will not permit expanded imports of beef products beyond those announced by USDA last August until the government agency has completed a rulemaking process now underway, officials from both sides said.