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Asia Pacific
Japan Agrees To Export Proposal
(Drovers) - Japan agreed to accept a voluntary verification program of U.S. beef exports in response to its original demands that they be certified as not containing Canadian meat. Under the compromise, U.S. beef processors would verify that beef is derived from cattle slaughtered in the United States, and Japan would accept meat only from those processors that participate in the program. Chuck Lambert, a USDA deputy undersecretary for marketing and regulatory services, says that the program is a voluntary fee-based system, "so only companies who wish to participate will do that." The fee will cover USDA expenses in auditing companies to make sure they adhere to the program. As it now stands, U.S. meat producers will have until Sept. 1 to comply with the verification program in order to qualify to continue exporting to Japan.
Grain harvesters recommend refusal of GM crops
The Australian Grain Harvesters Association is recommending its members refuse to harvest genetically modified crops.
Kamei praises U.S.-EU farm proposal with reservations
TOKYO, Aug. 14 Kyodo - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshiyuki Kamei on Thursday praised a joint proposal issued by the United States and the European Union (EU) on World Trade Organization (WTO) farm trade talks, while expressing some reservations.
Americas
CANADA/MEXICO/USA: Calls for guidelines to lessen BSE impact on trade
Canada, Mexico and the US want to create new international guidelines that would reduce the impact of BSE, or mad cow disease, on trade, according to officials.
Mexico Calls For Common Tariffs Inside NAFTA
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- Mexico, the United States and Canada need common tariffs for certain products within the framework of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez said Wednesday.
Brazilian court suspends ban on Monsanto GM soybeans
SAO PAULO, Brazil, (Reuters) - A Brazilian federal tribunal said on Tuesday it suspended a long-standing ban on the sale of Monsanto's genetically modified Roundup Ready (RR) soybeans in the world's No. 2 soy producer.
Brazil condemns US for breaking trade regulations
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Xinhuanet) -- Brazil cannot accept the act of breaking international trade rules by the United States, said Jose de Figuereido, president of the Brazilian Steel Institute (IBS), on Wednesday.
Much of the growth in demand for organic food and beverages is being observed in North America where the US market is expanding at a fast rate, according to Organic Monitor's Global Market for Organic Food and Drink report.
Europe
UK: Farmers reluctant to go organic
The number of UK farmers who are switching to organic farming methods is reportedly falling, despite rising consumer demand for organic produce.
Middle East
U.S. beef exports to Middle East flourish
(Drovers) - The latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show U.S. beef exports to the Middle East are flourishing. High quality beef exports to Saudi Arabia are up 183 percent over January-May 2002 and, at 1,213 metric tons, are already more than the U.S. shipped to the Arabian kingdom in all of 2002. U.S. beef exports to Kuwait are up 951 percent to 1,261 metric tons. In 2003, the Middle East region is the sixth largest overseas market for U.S. beef.
For more details, see the USMEF news release at:
/TradeLibrary/News03_0812a.asp
USA
USDA Solicits Nominations to Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases
USDA this week announced it is seeking nominations for membership to the reestablished Secretary's advisory committee on foreign animal and poultry diseases. USDA Secretary Ann M. Veneman anticipates reestablishing the committee for a two-year period, according to a press release.
Applegate Farms claims first USDA organic deli certification
Applegate Farms, a major producer of premium natural deli meats, has announced the launch of its new line of certified organic sliced deli meats, which the company says is the first in the category to carry the Agriculture Department's organic seal.
Revised: USDA pegs corn crop at 10.1 billion bushels, beans 2.86 billion bushels
USDA this morning pegged corn production at 10.1 billion bushels, up 12% from last year and 6%* above 2001. Combined with record yields of 139.9 per acre, this puts the crop ahead of the record 1994 crop on both measures.
U.S. feedlot cattle supply seen at 4-year low
CHICAGO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Profitable cattle prices, because of the ban on Canadian cattle and strong domestic beef demand, had U.S. feedlots rushing to sell cattle and fed cattle supplies may be lowest in four years, livestock analysts said.
Asia Pacific
Japan Agrees To Export Proposal
(Drovers) - Japan agreed to accept a voluntary verification program of U.S. beef exports in response to its original demands that they be certified as not containing Canadian meat. Under the compromise, U.S. beef processors would verify that beef is derived from cattle slaughtered in the United States, and Japan would accept meat only from those processors that participate in the program. Chuck Lambert, a USDA deputy undersecretary for marketing and regulatory services, says that the program is a voluntary fee-based system, "so only companies who wish to participate will do that." The fee will cover USDA expenses in auditing companies to make sure they adhere to the program. As it now stands, U.S. meat producers will have until Sept. 1 to comply with the verification program in order to qualify to continue exporting to Japan.
Grain harvesters recommend refusal of GM crops
The Australian Grain Harvesters Association is recommending its members refuse to harvest genetically modified crops.
Kamei praises U.S.-EU farm proposal with reservations
TOKYO, Aug. 14 Kyodo - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshiyuki Kamei on Thursday praised a joint proposal issued by the United States and the European Union (EU) on World Trade Organization (WTO) farm trade talks, while expressing some reservations.
Americas
CANADA/MEXICO/USA: Calls for guidelines to lessen BSE impact on trade
Canada, Mexico and the US want to create new international guidelines that would reduce the impact of BSE, or mad cow disease, on trade, according to officials.
Mexico Calls For Common Tariffs Inside NAFTA
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- Mexico, the United States and Canada need common tariffs for certain products within the framework of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez said Wednesday.
Brazilian court suspends ban on Monsanto GM soybeans
SAO PAULO, Brazil, (Reuters) - A Brazilian federal tribunal said on Tuesday it suspended a long-standing ban on the sale of Monsanto's genetically modified Roundup Ready (RR) soybeans in the world's No. 2 soy producer.
Brazil condemns US for breaking trade regulations
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Xinhuanet) -- Brazil cannot accept the act of breaking international trade rules by the United States, said Jose de Figuereido, president of the Brazilian Steel Institute (IBS), on Wednesday.
Much of the growth in demand for organic food and beverages is being observed in North America where the US market is expanding at a fast rate, according to Organic Monitor’s Global Market for Organic Food and Drink report.
Europe
UK: Farmers reluctant to go organic
The number of UK farmers who are switching to organic farming methods is reportedly falling, despite rising consumer demand for organic produce.
Middle East
U.S. beef exports to Middle East flourish
(Drovers) - The latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show U.S. beef exports to the Middle East are flourishing. High quality beef exports to Saudi Arabia are up 183 percent over January-May 2002 and, at 1,213 metric tons, are already more than the U.S. shipped to the Arabian kingdom in all of 2002. U.S. beef exports to Kuwait are up 951 percent to 1,261 metric tons. In 2003, the Middle East region is the sixth largest overseas market for U.S. beef.
For more details, see the USMEF news release at:
/TradeLibrary/News03_0812a.asp
USA
USDA Solicits Nominations to Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases
USDA this week announced it is seeking nominations for membership to the reestablished Secretary’s advisory committee on foreign animal and poultry diseases. USDA Secretary Ann M. Veneman anticipates reestablishing the committee for a two-year period, according to a press release.
Applegate Farms claims first USDA organic deli certification
Applegate Farms, a major producer of premium natural deli meats, has announced the launch of its new line of certified organic sliced deli meats, which the company says is the first in the category to carry the Agriculture Department's organic seal.
Revised: USDA pegs corn crop at 10.1 billion bushels, beans 2.86 billion bushels
USDA this morning pegged corn production at 10.1 billion bushels, up 12% from last year and 6%* above 2001. Combined with record yields of 139.9 per acre, this puts the crop ahead of the record 1994 crop on both measures.
U.S. feedlot cattle supply seen at 4-year low
CHICAGO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Profitable cattle prices, because of the ban on Canadian cattle and strong domestic beef demand, had U.S. feedlots rushing to sell cattle and fed cattle supplies may be lowest in four years, livestock analysts said.