Asia Pacific | Australia beef on trade alert over anthrax caseSYDNEY, Nov 25 ...

Asia Pacific

 

Australia beef on trade alert over anthrax case
SYDNEY, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Australia's A$4 billion ($2 billion)-a-year beef export business is on alert to avoid any trade repercussions from an anthrax outbreak at a beef ranch, which has now been quarantined.

 

Australia beef exports fall in September
SYDNEY, Nov 25 (Reuters) - The value of Australian exports of beef in September fell sharply because of lower export volumes to the two major markets, Japan and the United States, and a fall in export prices, official statistics show.

 

Taiwan finance, agriculture ministers resign
TAIPEI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Taiwanese Premier Yu Shyi-kun accepted the resignation of the finance and agriculture ministers on Sunday, one day after more than 100,000 farmers protested against plans to reform shaky farm credit co-operatives.

 

Fines for Illegal Imports
Australian courts clamp down on travellers bringing in illegal meat products.

 

Japan beef sales still well down
Beef consumption in Japan continues to be affected by fears of BSE or mad cow disease.

 

Americas

 

Brazil signs wheat-beef accord with Russia
SAO PAULO, Brazil, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Brazil's milling industry signed a letter of intent to import 500,000 tonnes of Russian hard wheat in 2003 in exchange for Russia importing Brazilian beef, a wheat official said Monday.

 

Brazil seeks U.S. trade boost, but not on its own
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Brazil's future government hopes to double trade with the United States, but it will negotiate a trade deal with Washington only as part of an ailing Mercosur bloc of South American states.

 

Europe

 

Dutch Pig Meat Consumption Up
Consumer confidence high in Dutch meat as consumption rises.

 

USA

 

Threat of U.S. Role Aided Port Deal
Union, shippers resolved issues with an imposed settlement looming.