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China works with U.S. to reopen beef trade
China has promised to work with the US Department of Agriculture toward reopening its market for American beef, US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said on Monday.
U.S. beef to Japan up to panel
Japanese trade minister Shoichi Nakagawa said Tuesday he told U.S. ministers Tokyo's position of waiting for an independent panel's approval to lift Japan's import ban on U.S. beef remains unchanged.
Australia asks Japan to freeze beef tariff
The Australian government has urged Japan not to increase its beef tariffs next month despite rising imports.
Americas
New Zealand will accept Canadian beef effective immediately
Canadian Agriculture Minister Andy Mitchell announced late last week that New Zealand is lifting all BSE-related trade restrictions on Canadian beef, effective immediately.
Europe
Slim chance of EU labels for "biotech" meat, eggs
EU regulators show no sign of wanting to extend strict labelling laws to foods like meat and eggs coming from animals that have eaten genetically modified (GMO) feed -- annoying green groups but keeping industry happy.
Brazil's pork export gets 80% boost
Brazil's exports of pork rose sharply in the first half of 2005, to US$ 553 million, an increase of 80% over the same period last year.
BSE efforts win review's approval
An independent review has endorsed the controls put in place to eliminate BSE.
USA
Cattle from mad cow herd test negative
Sixty-seven cows culled from the herd of an animal infected with mad cow disease have tested negative for the disease, the Agriculture Department said Sunday.
Agriculture department lifts hold from Texas ranch
A hold was removed Monday from the Texas ranch that housed a cow infected with mad cow disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
U.S. Pork Campaign
U.S. pork exporters spell out the healthy message of pig meat to diabetes sufferers in Mexico.
China works with U.S. to reopen beef trade
China has promised to work with the US Department of Agriculture toward reopening its market for American beef, US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said on Monday.
U.S. beef to Japan up to panel
Japanese trade minister Shoichi Nakagawa said Tuesday he told U.S. ministers Tokyo's position of waiting for an independent panel's approval to lift Japan's import ban on U.S. beef remains unchanged.
Australia asks Japan to freeze beef tariff
The Australian government has urged Japan not to increase its beef tariffs next month despite rising imports.
Americas
New Zealand will accept Canadian beef effective immediately
Canadian Agriculture Minister Andy Mitchell announced late last week that New Zealand is lifting all BSE-related trade restrictions on Canadian beef, effective immediately.
Europe
Slim chance of EU labels for "biotech" meat, eggs
EU regulators show no sign of wanting to extend strict labelling laws to foods like meat and eggs coming from animals that have eaten genetically modified (GMO) feed -- annoying green groups but keeping industry happy.
Brazil's pork export gets 80% boost
Brazil's exports of pork rose sharply in the first half of 2005, to US$ 553 million, an increase of 80% over the same period last year.
BSE efforts win review's approval
An independent review has endorsed the controls put in place to eliminate BSE.
USA
Cattle from mad cow herd test negative
Sixty-seven cows culled from the herd of an animal infected with mad cow disease have tested negative for the disease, the Agriculture Department said Sunday.
Agriculture department lifts hold from Texas ranch
A hold was removed Monday from the Texas ranch that housed a cow infected with mad cow disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
U.S. Pork Campaign
U.S. pork exporters spell out the healthy message of pig meat to diabetes sufferers in Mexico.