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Asia Pacific
Japan Farm Minister to Visit US, Canada Next Week to Discuss WTO/Trade Row
Farm minister Yoshiyuki Kamei will visit the US and Canada next week to discuss stalled trade negotiations under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO), a ministry official said.
Beef Guarantee
More guaranteed tender beef than ever before.
US Support for FTA with Australia
Free trade negotiations with the United States have been given a boost, with 250 American businesses and lobby groups stepping forward in support of an agreement with Australia
Americas
Brazil to trace U.S., Canada beef cattle imports
Brazil will trace the origin of 4,200 cattle imported from the U.S. and Canada since 1995 as part of its efforts to stop the spread of mad cow disease, the agriculture ministry said.
Canadian officials warn of retaliation if ban not eased
Two top Canadian officials have warned they may seek to block imports of U.S. beef and cattle unless American officials soon reverse the ban on Canadian beef after the announcement of a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease in an Alberta cow.
Mexico ready to accept Canadian beef
Mexico may soon reopen its borders to Canadian beef, its ambassador to Canada said Tuesday. Maria Teresa Garcia de Madero didn't give a firm date, but said her country would be the first to once again allow Canadian beef into their country.
Europe
EU/USA: EU official says US will fail if it seeks WTO challenge on GM food labels
EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy has warned the US that it would fail if it files a challenge at the World Trade Organization over recent EU legislation regarding labeling of GM products.
UK to Change BSE Controls
FSA Board to consider replacing OTM rule with BSE testing of cattle.
USA
USDA's Veneman to meet with Japan minister on Thurs
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman is expected to discuss the mad cow situation in Canada with her Japanese counterpart when the two meet on Thursday, officials said on Tuesday.
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Regarding The Beef Checkoff Ruling
“I am disappointed that the U.S. Court Appeals for the 8th Circuit upheld the lower court's ruling that the Beef Checkoff Program is unconstitutional. USDA regards such programs, when properly administered, as effective tools for market enhancement. We are consulting with the U.S. Department of Justice to determine the next steps regarding this matter.”
USDA mulls appeal of 'unconstitutional' beef checkoff
Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said USDA was discussing the possibility of appealing Tuesday's ruling by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirming a previous ruling by a federal judge that the beef checkoff is unconstitutional and unenforceable.
Court affirms ruling for beef checkoff
Cattle producers cannot be forced to pay for promoting the beef industry, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in the latest blow to farmer-funded marketing programs.
Beef Checkoff Takes Another Hit
Appellate court agrees with lower court that the checkoff violates free speech rules. The fight has been dragging on for two years and Tuesday the forces fighting the beef checkoff won another round in their effort to end the $1-per-head promotion program. The Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC), the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) and others contend that the checkoff program violates free speech by the way the money is used to promote beef.
UPDATE 2-US appeals court rules against beef checkoff plan
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled as unconstitutional a U.S. beef industry program that collects funds from cattle sales, raising money for such promotional efforts as the television ad "Beef, It's What's For Dinner".
Asia Pacific
Japan Farm Minister to Visit US, Canada Next Week to Discuss WTO/Trade Row
Farm minister Yoshiyuki Kamei will visit the US and Canada next week to discuss stalled trade negotiations under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO), a ministry official said.
Beef Guarantee
More guaranteed tender beef than ever before.
US Support for FTA with Australia
Free trade negotiations with the United States have been given a boost, with 250 American businesses and lobby groups stepping forward in support of an agreement with Australia
Americas
Brazil to trace U.S., Canada beef cattle imports
Brazil will trace the origin of 4,200 cattle imported from the U.S. and Canada since 1995 as part of its efforts to stop the spread of mad cow disease, the agriculture ministry said.
Canadian officials warn of retaliation if ban not eased
Two top Canadian officials have warned they may seek to block imports of U.S. beef and cattle unless American officials soon reverse the ban on Canadian beef after the announcement of a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease in an Alberta cow.
Mexico ready to accept Canadian beef
Mexico may soon reopen its borders to Canadian beef, its ambassador to Canada said Tuesday. Maria Teresa Garcia de Madero didn't give a firm date, but said her country would be the first to once again allow Canadian beef into their country.
Europe
EU/USA: EU official says US will fail if it seeks WTO challenge on GM food labels
EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy has warned the US that it would fail if it files a challenge at the World Trade Organization over recent EU legislation regarding labeling of GM products.
UK to Change BSE Controls
FSA Board to consider replacing OTM rule with BSE testing of cattle.
USA
USDA's Veneman to meet with Japan minister on Thurs
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman is expected to discuss the mad cow situation in Canada with her Japanese counterpart when the two meet on Thursday, officials said on Tuesday.
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Regarding The Beef Checkoff Ruling
“I am disappointed that the U.S. Court Appeals for the 8th Circuit upheld the lower court’s ruling that the Beef Checkoff Program is unconstitutional. USDA regards such programs, when properly administered, as effective tools for market enhancement. We are consulting with the U.S. Department of Justice to determine the next steps regarding this matter.”
USDA mulls appeal of 'unconstitutional' beef checkoff
Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said USDA was discussing the possibility of appealing Tuesday's ruling by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirming a previous ruling by a federal judge that the beef checkoff is unconstitutional and unenforceable.
Court affirms ruling for beef checkoff
Cattle producers cannot be forced to pay for promoting the beef industry, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in the latest blow to farmer-funded marketing programs.
Beef Checkoff Takes Another Hit
Appellate court agrees with lower court that the checkoff violates free speech rules. The fight has been dragging on for two years and Tuesday the forces fighting the beef checkoff won another round in their effort to end the $1-per-head promotion program. The Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC), the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) and others contend that the checkoff program violates free speech by the way the money is used to promote beef.
UPDATE 2-US appeals court rules against beef checkoff plan
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled as unconstitutional a U.S. beef industry program that collects funds from cattle sales, raising money for such promotional efforts as the television ad "Beef, It's What's For Dinner".