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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.
Exporters sell 115,000 T US soybeans to China-USDA
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - Private exporters reported the sale of 115,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans to China for delivery during the 2003/04 marketing year, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday.
Japan To Allow Higher Beef Tariffs
(Drovers) - The Japanese government will let the beef tariff increase to 50 percent from the current 38.5 percent if the uptrend in beef imports continues, agriculture minister Yoshiyuki Kamei said Tuesday. Beef imports in the April-June quarter surged following a plunge in the same period last year when Japanese consumers shied away from beef after Japan's first case of BSE was discovered. The tariff increase on beef imports, based on a 1993 agreement in global trade talks on agriculture, is expected to take effect in August depending on official import data. Japanese cattle producers want the government to raise the tariff, but the United States and Australia, which are major beef exporters to Japan, as well as Japanese beef users, such as restaurant operators, oppose it.
Japan Wants Better BSE Assurances From Canada
(Drovers) - In related trade news, Japan is calling for Canada to improve its BSE inspection system before it will lift its import ban on Canadian beef. "We have no plans to lift the ban as long as they remain lax," Yoshiaki Watanabe, vice minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, said at a news conference. For more information, go to http://www.drovers.com/.
American consumers have always been a hard sell when it comes to lamb, but Meat New Zealand's Washington-based representative Andrew Burtt says they continue to come around as New Zealand Lamb exports to the U.S. increased by 25 percent in the first quarter of 2003.
Americas
No Changes to Canadian Ban on Meat and Bone Meal in Animal Feed
Winnipeg, MB, Jul 09, 2003 (Resource News International via COMTEX) -- The Canadian government has made no changes or extensions to its ban on meat and bone meal in animal feed, a source with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Wednesday.
Mexico May Soon Accept Canadian Beef (Drovers) - Mexico may soon reopen its borders to Canadian beef once Mexican officials are convinced the beef is safe. Maria Teresa Garcia de Madero, Mexico's ambassador to Canada, didn't give a firm date but said her country would be the first to once again import Canadian beef. Mexico is Canada's second-largest beef market, buying $197 million in beef last year. Almost 99 percent of the beef was from Alberta. See http://www.drovers.com/ for more.
Europe
EU Commission Opens Probe into French State Aid for Livestock, Meat Trade Body
BRUSSELS (AFX) - The European Commission said it has opened an inquiry into the levies paid in France to Interbev, the national inter-trade association for livestock and meat.
USA
U.S. corn and soybean crops seen flourishing
CHICAGO, July 10 (Reuters) - Near greenhouse weather conditions over the next several weeks will help the U.S. corn and soybean crops continue to flourish, keeping each on track for a possible record high production year, a private forecaster said on Thursday.
Irradiation Article Fallout Continues
The Minnesota Beef Council has attacked comments in a report in a consumer magazine on irradiated beef as misleading.
Comment period on Michigan bovine tuberculosis regulations reopened
The Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has reopened the comment period for a proposed rule amending bovine tuberculosis regulations in Michigan.
National Pork Board names new officers, members
The National Pork Board elected a new president and vice president and welcomed three new board members at its recent summer meeting.
FDA Will Unveil Trans Fat Labeling Final Rule in Federal Register
FDA today announced a final rule for including information on trans fats in Nutrition Facts labels on food packaging. Under the new FDA regulations, by Jan. 1, 2006, consumers will be able to find trans fat listed on food nutrition labels directly under the line for saturated fat.
AMI to offer free courses at Worldwide Food Expo
The American Meat Institute will be offering free professional development courses during the Worldwide Food Expo on Saturday Nov. 1 in Chicago.
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.
Exporters sell 115,000 T US soybeans to China-USDA
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - Private exporters reported the sale of 115,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans to China for delivery during the 2003/04 marketing year, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday.
Japan To Allow Higher Beef Tariffs
(Drovers) - The Japanese government will let the beef tariff increase to 50 percent from the current 38.5 percent if the uptrend in beef imports continues, agriculture minister Yoshiyuki Kamei said Tuesday. Beef imports in the April-June quarter surged following a plunge in the same period last year when Japanese consumers shied away from beef after Japan's first case of BSE was discovered. The tariff increase on beef imports, based on a 1993 agreement in global trade talks on agriculture, is expected to take effect in August depending on official import data. Japanese cattle producers want the government to raise the tariff, but the United States and Australia, which are major beef exporters to Japan, as well as Japanese beef users, such as restaurant operators, oppose it.
Japan Wants Better BSE Assurances From Canada
(Drovers) - In related trade news, Japan is calling for Canada to improve its BSE inspection system before it will lift its import ban on Canadian beef. "We have no plans to lift the ban as long as they remain lax," Yoshiaki Watanabe, vice minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, said at a news conference. For more information, go to http://www.drovers.com/.
American consumers have always been a hard sell when it comes to lamb, but Meat New Zealand's Washington-based representative Andrew Burtt says they continue to come around as New Zealand Lamb exports to the U.S. increased by 25 percent in the first quarter of 2003.
Americas
No Changes to Canadian Ban on Meat and Bone Meal in Animal Feed
Winnipeg, MB, Jul 09, 2003 (Resource News International via COMTEX) -- The Canadian government has made no changes or extensions to its ban on meat and bone meal in animal feed, a source with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Wednesday.
Mexico May Soon Accept Canadian Beef (Drovers) - Mexico may soon reopen its borders to Canadian beef once Mexican officials are convinced the beef is safe. Maria Teresa Garcia de Madero, Mexico's ambassador to Canada, didn't give a firm date but said her country would be the first to once again import Canadian beef. Mexico is Canada's second-largest beef market, buying $197 million in beef last year. Almost 99 percent of the beef was from Alberta. See http://www.drovers.com/ for more.
Europe
EU Commission Opens Probe into French State Aid for Livestock, Meat Trade Body
BRUSSELS (AFX) - The European Commission said it has opened an inquiry into the levies paid in France to Interbev, the national inter-trade association for livestock and meat.
USA
U.S. corn and soybean crops seen flourishing
CHICAGO, July 10 (Reuters) - Near greenhouse weather conditions over the next several weeks will help the U.S. corn and soybean crops continue to flourish, keeping each on track for a possible record high production year, a private forecaster said on Thursday.
Irradiation Article Fallout Continues
The Minnesota Beef Council has attacked comments in a report in a consumer magazine on irradiated beef as misleading.
Comment period on Michigan bovine tuberculosis regulations reopened
The Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has reopened the comment period for a proposed rule amending bovine tuberculosis regulations in Michigan.
National Pork Board names new officers, members
The National Pork Board elected a new president and vice president and welcomed three new board members at its recent summer meeting.
FDA Will Unveil Trans Fat Labeling Final Rule in Federal Register
FDA today announced a final rule for including information on trans fats in Nutrition Facts labels on food packaging. Under the new FDA regulations, by Jan. 1, 2006, consumers will be able to find trans fat listed on food nutrition labels directly under the line for saturated fat.
AMI to offer free courses at Worldwide Food Expo
The American Meat Institute will be offering free professional development courses during the Worldwide Food Expo on Saturday Nov. 1 in Chicago.