Asia Pacific | Meat Innovation Competition in KoreaUSMEF "Butcher" ...
Published: Aug 29, 2003
Asia Pacific
Meat Innovation Competition in KoreaUSMEF "Butcher" contest is designed to produce merchandising innovation.
Japan calls for more discipline in farm export controls
GENEVA, June 19 Kyodo - Japan called for stronger discipline in export controls on farm products from a food-security viewpoint of importing countries during multilateral talks on further liberalizing agricultural trade that began Monday, trade sources said Wednesday.
Europe and Middle East
EU sees consumers returning to beef after madcowBRUSSELS, June 19 (Reuters) - The European Union's beef market will return to equilibrium in the next few years as consumer confidence returns after the mad cow scare and demand remains matched to supply, the European Commission said on Wednesday. EU Sizes Up Its Ag Prospects for 2002-2009
New analysis doesn't include impacts from the new U.S. farm bill ... ISRAEL: NIS19m earmarked for fight against BSE
The Israeli government is reported to have earmarked NIS19m (US$3.84m) for a six-month campaign aimed at preventing mad cow disease (BSE) spreading to humans.
Americas
Brazil to Certify Beef Exported to EuropeBrazilian beef-exporting companies selling their products to the European Union (EU) will have to, from July 1, get animals slaughtered by companies using the Brazilian System of Identification and Certification of Bovine Origin. U.S. lagging on trade pacts-Commerce's Evans
MEXICO CITY, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans said on Tuesday his country was falling behind others in negotiating free trade accords and underscored the need to approve new trade legislation now in Congress.
USA
Farm Bill Fallout Not Unexpected
President Bush’s signature on the new farm bill was hardly dry before other Ag exporting nations began to squeak unfair. But is has taken weeks for the level of discomfort - and the magnitude of their response - to surface.
They keep telling us it's a global economy. Several news stories today revolving around world trade issues could eventually affect U.S. agriculture. Cattlemen oppose Australian efforts to hike beef import quota to United States
Australia intends to launch a quota management control system on Australian beef exports to the United States, according to a statement from Warren Truss, the Australian Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Move over fish sticks and tater tots; there's a new line of entrees on the block
For those of you old enough to remember, recall the time when fish sticks and tater tots were regularly served …most likely on Friday nights? Well, these traditional mainstays are giving way to a new breed of prepared entrees designed by some of the greatest gourmet chefs from the world's top restaurants. Beef Producers Want Markets Analyzed
National Cattlemen's Beef Association wants lawmakers to find funding to support a review to find causes for market volatility, low prices.