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41% in JPN won’t buy U.S. beef
An Internet polling institute said Tuesday its poll of Japan in October found that 41.5 percent of respondents would be unwilling to buy U.S. beef after a ban is lifted on U.S. beef imports in the near future.
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41% in JPN won’t buy U.S. beef
An Internet polling institute said Tuesday its poll of Japan in October found that 41.5 percent of respondents would be unwilling to buy U.S. beef after a ban is lifted on U.S. beef imports in the near future.
AU beef exports to Japan ramp up
Australian beef exports to Japan have started to increase after several months of slow shipments, according to Meat and Livestock Australia. - a 17 percent increase on September 2005 levels, but down by 12 percent compared with the same period last year.
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Ottawa encouraged to match U.S. grain subsidies
Sask Pork is encouraging Ottawa to consider providing Canadian grain farmers support similar to what their American counterparts receive, rather than imposing import duties on U.S. corn.
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U.S.'s Triumph Foods to open pork processing plant in Jan 2006
The new Triumph Foods pork processing plant in St. Joseph, Missouri, is expected to open in early January after the start up was delayed from this fall by an explosion Oct 12.
Supreme Court rules for workers in Tyson pay dispute
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously yesterday that companies must pay plant workers for the time it takes to change into protective clothing and walk to their work stations.
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The former lead counsel to the U.S. Department of Agriculture told University of Arkansas students the legal issues surrounding mad-cow disease are about as complex as the illness itself.