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Asia Pacific
Japan beef tariff to cost U.S. $110-$120 mln-USMEF
A new Japanese import duty on foreign beef will cost the American meat industry $110-$120 million over the next eight months, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) said on Friday.
Australia livestock exports leap to record highs
Australia exported a record one million head of live cattle during the year to June 30, 2003, boosting the total value of exports of live cattle and sheep for the year to over A$1 billion ($650 million).
Cattle producers protest against 'snapback' tariff
The start of Japan's new 'snapback' tariff on beef and pork today has prompted a low-key protest in Canberra, and warnings that Japanese shoppers will stop buying Australian beef
Singapore clinches US free-trade deal
Singapore and Chile have become the first Asian and first South American nations to gain free trade relationships with the US.
Americas
USDA Signs Environmental Memorandum of Understanding with Mexico
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mexico's Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) to create permanent bilateral working groups for cooperation in biotechnology, water resources, forest resources, sustainable rural development and environmental services. Signing for Mexico was SEMARNAT Secretary Victor Lichtinger.
Dollar, mad cow weigh on Canadian manufacturers
Concerns over the appreciation of the Canadian dollar and about beef export markets are weighing on manufacturers' outlook for the third quarter, Statistics Canada said on Friday.
BSE Fallout Possible
Canadian official warns that the continuing beef bans may prompt other countries to cover up outbreaks.
Europe
UPDATE 1-WTO chief urges U.S., EU moves on farm trade
The head of the World Trade Organization on Thursday urged the United States and Europe to make the first moves to broker farm trade talks as time ran short on efforts to break an impasse over agricultural subsidies.
USA
US urges Japan to change beef tariff law
The United States urged Japan on Thursday to pass new legislation if that's what is needed for the government to remove new tariffs on American beef.
Beefy new tariff irks meat industry
Japan's new 50 percent tariff on chilled beef imports is "misguided" and will harm U.S. beef producers, say officials of the Centennial-based National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
USDA's Beef
Japan's announcement that it intends to increase its import tax on US beef on 1 August is both unnecessary and unwarranted according to USDA Secretary Ann Venneman.
Asia Pacific
Japan beef tariff to cost U.S. $110-$120 mln-USMEF
A new Japanese import duty on foreign beef will cost the American meat industry $110-$120 million over the next eight months, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) said on Friday.
Australia livestock exports leap to record highs
Australia exported a record one million head of live cattle during the year to June 30, 2003, boosting the total value of exports of live cattle and sheep for the year to over A$1 billion ($650 million).
Cattle producers protest against 'snapback' tariff
The start of Japan's new 'snapback' tariff on beef and pork today has prompted a low-key protest in Canberra, and warnings that Japanese shoppers will stop buying Australian beef
Singapore clinches US free-trade deal
Singapore and Chile have become the first Asian and first South American nations to gain free trade relationships with the US.
Americas
USDA Signs Environmental Memorandum of Understanding with Mexico
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mexico’s Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) to create permanent bilateral working groups for cooperation in biotechnology, water resources, forest resources, sustainable rural development and environmental services. Signing for Mexico was SEMARNAT Secretary Victor Lichtinger.
Dollar, mad cow weigh on Canadian manufacturers
Concerns over the appreciation of the Canadian dollar and about beef export markets are weighing on manufacturers' outlook for the third quarter, Statistics Canada said on Friday.
BSE Fallout Possible
Canadian official warns that the continuing beef bans may prompt other countries to cover up outbreaks.
Europe
UPDATE 1-WTO chief urges U.S., EU moves on farm trade
The head of the World Trade Organization on Thursday urged the United States and Europe to make the first moves to broker farm trade talks as time ran short on efforts to break an impasse over agricultural subsidies.
USA
US urges Japan to change beef tariff law
The United States urged Japan on Thursday to pass new legislation if that's what is needed for the government to remove new tariffs on American beef.
Beefy new tariff irks meat industry
Japan's new 50 percent tariff on chilled beef imports is "misguided" and will harm U.S. beef producers, say officials of the Centennial-based National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
USDA’s Beef
Japan’s announcement that it intends to increase its import tax on US beef on 1 August is both unnecessary and unwarranted according to USDA Secretary Ann Venneman.