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Asia Pacific

JAPAN/USA: Wal-Mart may help rescue struggling Daiei - report
US retail giant Wal-Mart is reported to be considering investing in struggling Japanese retailer Daiei in order to increase its presence in Japan.

Japanese say they do not want U.S. beef, survey finds
Almost 40 percent of Japanese people do not want to eat U.S. beef, while 20 percent do want to eat it, a new survey found.

Survey shows Japanese cautious over U.S. beef
The Japanese online research company Macromill announced the results of its latest attitude survey of Japanese consumers on U.S. beef. The company surveyed via the Internet on August 6-7 a total of 1,033 people age 20-59 living in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Of the respondents, 39 percent said that they do not want to eat U.S. beef while 20 percent want to eat it. Also 40 percent favor thoroughly screen-testing all U.S.-originated cattle as a condition to resume importing U.S. beef to Japan.

Americas

Canadian producers sue US over import ban
A group called Canadian Cattlemen for Fair Trade announced last week that it will launch a $150 million lawsuit against the U.S. government under the North American Free Trade Agreement. Under Chapter 11 of NAFTA, damages can be sought by someone who has made an investment in doing business in another country covered by the NAFTA agreement and who has incurred losses due to a trade action by that country. The CCFT group claims the U.S. government’s policy of keeping the border closed to imports of live Canadian cattle is arbitrary and discriminatory. Rick Paskal, a founding member of CCFT says “We Canadians have invested a lot of money in this industry on the promise of an open border and a single North American Market. There’s just no good reason for the border to remain closed.” For more information on the group and the lawsuit, go to: http://www.ccft.info/

Europe

MORE MEAT CONSUMED
People, particularly those in developing countries, are eating more meat.

USA

BEEF BUDGET
Beef Board approves a $52.5 million check-off budget for 2005 programs.

Asia Pacific

JAPAN/USA: Wal-Mart may help rescue struggling Daiei - report
US retail giant Wal-Mart is reported to be considering investing in struggling Japanese retailer Daiei in order to increase its presence in Japan.

Japanese say they do not want U.S. beef, survey finds
Almost 40 percent of Japanese people do not want to eat U.S. beef, while 20 percent do want to eat it, a new survey found.

Survey shows Japanese cautious over U.S. beef
The Japanese online research company Macromill announced the results of its latest attitude survey of Japanese consumers on U.S. beef. The company surveyed via the Internet on August 6-7 a total of 1,033 people age 20-59 living in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Of the respondents, 39 percent said that they do not want to eat U.S. beef while 20 percent want to eat it. Also 40 percent favor thoroughly screen-testing all U.S.-originated cattle as a condition to resume importing U.S. beef to Japan.

Americas

Canadian producers sue US over import ban
A group called Canadian Cattlemen for Fair Trade announced last week that it will launch a $150 million lawsuit against the U.S. government under the North American Free Trade Agreement. Under Chapter 11 of NAFTA, damages can be sought by someone who has made an investment in doing business in another country covered by the NAFTA agreement and who has incurred losses due to a trade action by that country. The CCFT group claims the U.S. government’s policy of keeping the border closed to imports of live Canadian cattle is arbitrary and discriminatory. Rick Paskal, a founding member of CCFT says “We Canadians have invested a lot of money in this industry on the promise of an open border and a single North American Market. There’s just no good reason for the border to remain closed.” For more information on the group and the lawsuit, go to: http://www.ccft.info/

Europe

MORE MEAT CONSUMED
People, particularly those in developing countries, are eating more meat.

USA

BEEF BUDGET
Beef Board approves a $52.5 million check-off budget for 2005 programs.