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Asia Pacific
Meat execs admit mislabeling role
A former president of Fukuoka-based meat processor Nippon Shokuhin Co. and two of its former executives admitted in court Thursday that they were party to a beef mislabeling scandal.
Americas
U.S. pork producers talk exports to Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Pork industry executives from Mexico and the United States are progressing toward a deal to avoid anti-dumping duties on U.S. pork exports to Mexico, Mexico's top trade official said on Thursday.
In a move that could have a major impact on the US poultry industry, Mexico's Secretariat of Agriculture has informed USDA that it will ban all imports of raw poultry from the United States.
US Cattlemen Object to Trade Agreement
Australian FTA offers no net benefit to US cattlemen according to NCBA.
USA
Trade Gap in U.S. Widened to Record $40.1 Billion as Ports Resumed Work
The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record $40.1 billion in November as imports surged following a resumption of business at West Coast ports, a government report showed.