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Asia Pacific

Japan agrees to resume U.S. beef imports
Japan agreed on Wednesday to resume U.S. beef imports, suspended for five months due to concerns about mad cow disease, after it inspects beef processing plants authorized by the U.S. government as suppliers.

Australian red meat exports grow to meet consumer needs in the UAE ...
Exports primarily consist of sheepmeat with demand increasing significantly throughout the region.

Europe

Piggy-backing on New Zeland pork
The New Zealand Pork Board claims foreign imports are flooding our market, partly because they're produced cheaply through the use of growth hormones.

USA

Iowa Pork Producers raise concern over new EPC rule
The Iowa Pork Producers today (Tuesday) issued a statement expressing concern over the rule approved Monday by the Environmental Protection Commission that gives the D-N-R power to deny construction permits or require modifications of manure management plans for livestock operations.

Soybean planting nears completion, corn conditions dip
U.S. soybean planting is nearing completion, while the corn crop conditions drop slightly, according to the USDA's weekly Crop Progress report.

Asia Pacific

Japan agrees to resume U.S. beef imports
Japan agreed on Wednesday to resume U.S. beef imports, suspended for five months due to concerns about mad cow disease, after it inspects beef processing plants authorized by the U.S. government as suppliers.

Australian red meat exports grow to meet consumer needs in the UAE ...
Exports primarily consist of sheepmeat with demand increasing significantly throughout the region.

Europe

Piggy-backing on New Zeland pork
The New Zealand Pork Board claims foreign imports are flooding our market, partly because they're produced cheaply through the use of growth hormones.

USA

Iowa Pork Producers raise concern over new EPC rule
The Iowa Pork Producers today (Tuesday) issued a statement expressing concern over the rule approved Monday by the Environmental Protection Commission that gives the D-N-R power to deny construction permits or require modifications of manure management plans for livestock operations.

Soybean planting nears completion, corn conditions dip
U.S. soybean planting is nearing completion, while the corn crop conditions drop slightly, according to the USDA's weekly Crop Progress report.