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Asia Pacific

Fueling Pork Preference
Korean consumers are discovering the value and quality of U.S. pork.

BSE discussions conclude in Japan
As U.S. and Japanese officials ended two days of BSE Technical Working Group discussions Wednesday, the two sides remain divided over safeguards against bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

U.S., Australia sign free trade agreement
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and Australian Minister of Trade Mark Vaile this week signed what many are calling a landmark free trade agreement, which would eliminate nearly all tariffs on manufactured goods while maintaining trade barriers against other Australian imports.

BSE Talks: Round One
The first day of the U.S./Japan BSE Technical Working Group meeting ends on a positive note.

Quality Pays
Australian beef cattle ranchers are receiving higher prices for high quality animals.

Americas

Argentina applauds EU's lifting of ban on GMOs
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 19 (Reuters) - Farm sector representatives in Argentina, the world's second-largest producer of genetically modified (GMO) crops, praised the European Union's lifting of a five-year ban on new GMO foods even though Argentine exports will not benefit immediately.

Approval of Heartland Pork sale seen as 'good news' for Canada
After being placed been under temporary bankruptcy protection since April 13, Canada's Heartland Pork Management Services and seven related hog operations were finally officially sold to Sterling Pork Farm, a subsidiary of Stomp Pork Farm Ltd., Resource News International reported.

Europe

E.U. Opportunities
Chris Harris reports from the Meat Vision conference at IFFA in Frankfurt, Germany.

USA

NPPC supports mandatory price reporting
The National Pork Producers Council "fully supports" the Mandatory Price Reporting provision contained in the 1999 Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act, which will expire on October 30, 2004, and believes it should be extended for one year.

Trade Testimony
U.S. beef industry leaders urge Congress to make trade a priority.

APHIS Deputy Named
Dr. John Clifford will help direct the agency at the forefront of preventing BSE, avian influenza, and other diseases from infecting U.S. livestock and poultry.

Press Statement by Dr. Peter Fernandez Chairman, US BSE Technical Working Group Associate Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA
This first meeting of the US/Japan BSE Technical Working Group was an important first step in restoring beef trade between our two countries.  Over the past two days, we and our Japanese counterparts have engaged in a frank and open dialogue on our respective BSE surveillance and control systems.

Veneman Notes Second Anniversary Of Farm Bill Signing
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman: "The 2002 Farm Bill provides record funding for conservation programs on working farmlands, includes programs to create and maintain jobs in our rural communities and the first ever energy title, which supports the President’s energy plan."

Asia Pacific

Fueling Pork Preference
Korean consumers are discovering the value and quality of U.S. pork.

BSE discussions conclude in Japan
As U.S. and Japanese officials ended two days of BSE Technical Working Group discussions Wednesday, the two sides remain divided over safeguards against bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

U.S., Australia sign free trade agreement
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and Australian Minister of Trade Mark Vaile this week signed what many are calling a landmark free trade agreement, which would eliminate nearly all tariffs on manufactured goods while maintaining trade barriers against other Australian imports.

BSE Talks: Round One
The first day of the U.S./Japan BSE Technical Working Group meeting ends on a positive note.

Quality Pays
Australian beef cattle ranchers are receiving higher prices for high quality animals.

Americas

Argentina applauds EU's lifting of ban on GMOs
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 19 (Reuters) - Farm sector representatives in Argentina, the world's second-largest producer of genetically modified (GMO) crops, praised the European Union's lifting of a five-year ban on new GMO foods even though Argentine exports will not benefit immediately.

Approval of Heartland Pork sale seen as 'good news' for Canada
After being placed been under temporary bankruptcy protection since April 13, Canada's Heartland Pork Management Services and seven related hog operations were finally officially sold to Sterling Pork Farm, a subsidiary of Stomp Pork Farm Ltd., Resource News International reported.

Europe

E.U. Opportunities
Chris Harris reports from the Meat Vision conference at IFFA in Frankfurt, Germany.

USA

NPPC supports mandatory price reporting
The National Pork Producers Council "fully supports" the Mandatory Price Reporting provision contained in the 1999 Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act, which will expire on October 30, 2004, and believes it should be extended for one year.

Trade Testimony
U.S. beef industry leaders urge Congress to make trade a priority.

APHIS Deputy Named
Dr. John Clifford will help direct the agency at the forefront of preventing BSE, avian influenza, and other diseases from infecting U.S. livestock and poultry.

Press Statement by Dr. Peter Fernandez Chairman, US BSE Technical Working Group Associate Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA
This first meeting of the US/Japan BSE Technical Working Group was an important first step in restoring beef trade between our two countries.  Over the past two days, we and our Japanese counterparts have engaged in a frank and open dialogue on our respective BSE surveillance and control systems.

Veneman Notes Second Anniversary Of Farm Bill Signing
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman: "The 2002 Farm Bill provides record funding for conservation programs on working farmlands, includes programs to create and maintain jobs in our rural communities and the first ever energy title, which supports the President’s energy plan."