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Asia Pacific

 

China "premature" in lifting SARS animal ban-WHO
The World Health Organization on Friday called "premature" Beijing's decision to lift a ban on the sale of 54 exotic animals served on Chinese dinner tables and deemed possible sources of the deadly SARS virus.

 

Americas

 

U.S./Canadian Cattle Inventory Down 1%
All cattle and calves in the U. S. and Canada combined totaled 119.6 million head on July 1, 2003, 1 percent below a year earlier. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 48.7 million head, were down slightly from a year ago.

 

Canada: Alberta Signs Deal with Vietnam to Take its Cattle, but Ban Still On for Now

Alberta is trumpeting a new deal to ship live cattle to Vietnam, but officials couldn't say Thursday when the country's boycott on Canadian beef will actually be lifted.

 

USA

 

Lower pork market hits US Midwest hog prices-trade
Cash hogs at U.S. Midwest markets traded 50 cents to $1.00 per cwt lower on Friday as lower cash pork prices and ample hog supplies prompted lower bids from pork plants, cash dealers said.

 

Livestock Center Dedicated
Pennsylvania opens a livestock evaluation facility aimed at improving animal performance and meat quality.

 

USDA Launches New Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers (TAA) program. USDA will start accepting petitions from U.S. agricultural producers for assistance immediately.

Asia Pacific

 

China "premature" in lifting SARS animal ban-WHO
The World Health Organization on Friday called "premature" Beijing's decision to lift a ban on the sale of 54 exotic animals served on Chinese dinner tables and deemed possible sources of the deadly SARS virus.

 

Americas

 

U.S./Canadian Cattle Inventory Down 1%
All cattle and calves in the U. S. and Canada combined totaled 119.6 million head on July 1, 2003, 1 percent below a year earlier. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 48.7 million head, were down slightly from a year ago.

 

Canada: Alberta Signs Deal with Vietnam to Take its Cattle, but Ban Still On for Now

Alberta is trumpeting a new deal to ship live cattle to Vietnam, but officials couldn't say Thursday when the country's boycott on Canadian beef will actually be lifted.

 

USA

 

Lower pork market hits US Midwest hog prices-trade
Cash hogs at U.S. Midwest markets traded 50 cents to $1.00 per cwt lower on Friday as lower cash pork prices and ample hog supplies prompted lower bids from pork plants, cash dealers said.

 

Livestock Center Dedicated
Pennsylvania opens a livestock evaluation facility aimed at improving animal performance and meat quality.

 

USDA Launches New Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers (TAA) program. USDA will start accepting petitions from U.S. agricultural producers for assistance immediately.