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Pork Industry Considers Options
Australian pig meat industry considers going to the High Court following ruling on quarantine regulations.
Americas
Canada calls for antidumping investigation of corn from U.S.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on Friday announced the start of an investigation into dumping and subsidizing of all forms of US grain corn under Canada's Special Import Measures Act.
Mad cow recovery plan aims for 800,000 tons of annual exports by 2015
Canada's beef industry is working on an ambitious mad cow recovery plan that would ramp up exports sharply over the next decade while reducing reliance on the U.S. market.
Europe
Dutch pig meat exports on the rise
Dutch pig meat exports increased to 536,000 tonnes during January-August this year, a 9-percent rise from the same period last year.
USA
Senate votes to continue ban on Japanese beef
Senators retaliated Tuesday against Japan for refusing to lift a mad cow-related ban on U.S. beef. On a 72-26 vote, the Senate adopted an amendment prohibiting importation of Japanese beef until Japan lifts its ban.
AMI slams USDA on beef trade
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed rule to permit imports of Japanese boneless beef based on the science is an admirable effort to restore trade with Japan, but stands in stark contrast to Japan’s reluctance to reopen its market to American beef, according to comments filed yesterday by the American Meat Institute (AMI).
Attorneys general join R-CALF in request for rehearing
Attorneys general from six states have filed friend-of-the-court briefs with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals asking that the full court review the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund/USDA case about the rule reopening the Canadian border to live cattle.
Cattle TB found in 2 more herds
A cattle disease called bovine tuberculosis has been found in two more Minnesota beef herds, state officials said Tuesday, raising new concern about a disease that until recently hadn't appeared in Minnesota
Pork Industry Considers Options
Australian pig meat industry considers going to the High Court following ruling on quarantine regulations.
Americas
Canada calls for antidumping investigation of corn from U.S.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on Friday announced the start of an investigation into dumping and subsidizing of all forms of US grain corn under Canada's Special Import Measures Act.
Mad cow recovery plan aims for 800,000 tons of annual exports by 2015
Canada's beef industry is working on an ambitious mad cow recovery plan that would ramp up exports sharply over the next decade while reducing reliance on the U.S. market.
Europe
Dutch pig meat exports on the rise
Dutch pig meat exports increased to 536,000 tonnes during January-August this year, a 9-percent rise from the same period last year.
USA
Senate votes to continue ban on Japanese beef
Senators retaliated Tuesday against Japan for refusing to lift a mad cow-related ban on U.S. beef. On a 72-26 vote, the Senate adopted an amendment prohibiting importation of Japanese beef until Japan lifts its ban.
AMI slams USDA on beef trade
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed rule to permit imports of Japanese boneless beef based on the science is an admirable effort to restore trade with Japan, but stands in stark contrast to Japan’s reluctance to reopen its market to American beef, according to comments filed yesterday by the American Meat Institute (AMI).
Attorneys general join R-CALF in request for rehearing
Attorneys general from six states have filed friend-of-the-court briefs with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals asking that the full court review the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund/USDA case about the rule reopening the Canadian border to live cattle.
Cattle TB found in 2 more herds
A cattle disease called bovine tuberculosis has been found in two more Minnesota beef herds, state officials said Tuesday, raising new concern about a disease that until recently hadn't appeared in Minnesota