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Prime Minister urges Japan to buy Canadian beef
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin urged Japan to resume imports of Canadian beef that were banned after an outbreak of mad cow disease in Canada two years ago, Japan's Foreign Ministry said.
Americas
Panama bans American beef
Government officials in Panama have banned the importation of U.S. beef, according to the Associated Press.
Agriculture ministers plan for contingencies in advance of BSE court hearings
As a series of impending U.S. court dates casts Canadian beef exports once more into question, provincial and federal agriculture ministers gathered Wednesday to devise worst-case scenario plans.
Maple Leaf Foods to expand pork processing in Saskatchewan
Food processing company Maple Leaf Foods has announced the construction of a state-of-the-art fresh pork processing plant in Saskatchewan.
USA
COOL gains momentum in Senate
Cattlemen urge support for Meat Promotion Act.
Bush says can end farm aid, EU says "let's see"
Scotland, July 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Thursday that Washington was willing to work with the European Union to abolish farm subsidies as early as 2010, but Europeans responded sceptically.
U.S. born BSE cow heightens risk debate
No longer a mystery, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the location of the second BSE case found in the United States.
U.S. group sees private Animal ID System by January
An industry-backed database that could help officials quickly pinpoint suspect cattle during a mad cow disease outbreak could be operational by January 2006, three years ahead of a proposed government system, the largest U.S. cattle group said on Thursday.
Prime Minister urges Japan to buy Canadian beef
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin urged Japan to resume imports of Canadian beef that were banned after an outbreak of mad cow disease in Canada two years ago, Japan's Foreign Ministry said.
Americas
Panama bans American beef
Government officials in Panama have banned the importation of U.S. beef, according to the Associated Press.
Agriculture ministers plan for contingencies in advance of BSE court hearings
As a series of impending U.S. court dates casts Canadian beef exports once more into question, provincial and federal agriculture ministers gathered Wednesday to devise worst-case scenario plans.
Maple Leaf Foods to expand pork processing in Saskatchewan
Food processing company Maple Leaf Foods has announced the construction of a state-of-the-art fresh pork processing plant in Saskatchewan.
USA
COOL gains momentum in Senate
Cattlemen urge support for Meat Promotion Act.
Bush says can end farm aid, EU says "let's see"
Scotland, July 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Thursday that Washington was willing to work with the European Union to abolish farm subsidies as early as 2010, but Europeans responded sceptically.
U.S. born BSE cow heightens risk debate
No longer a mystery, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the location of the second BSE case found in the United States.
U.S. group sees private Animal ID System by January
An industry-backed database that could help officials quickly pinpoint suspect cattle during a mad cow disease outbreak could be operational by January 2006, three years ahead of a proposed government system, the largest U.S. cattle group said on Thursday.