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Asia Pacific

Promotion Finally Pays
Meat export organisation president says that beef sales are recovering in Japan. Australia Senate Group Mostly OKs US Beef Export Quota Plan
An Australian Senate committee has largely endorsed a ministerial plan on how to allocate a quota on beef exports to the U.S. , a spokesman for Agriculture Minister Warren Truss said Wednesday. US Meat Groups Lobby over China Trade
US meat industry is concerned that China is imposing unfair trade restrictions. Australian Cattle Prices to Fall
Collapse of Japanese beef market is expected to hit Australian beef prices. Call For Inquiry Into Tasmanian Beef Industry
Tasmanian meat industry operators have sounded the alarm, as abattoirs cut jobs and increasing numbers of Biotech corn approved to ship to Japan
A new type of pest-resistant corn developed by Des Moines-based Pioneer Hi-Bred International and Dow Agro Sciences has been approved for import by Japan, the No. 1 foreign market for U.S. agricultural products.

Americas

WTO membership to boost trade with Mexico, Chinese premier says

BEIJING - Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji is confident that China's admission into the World Trade Organization (WTO) will boost trade with Mexico, the country Beijing considers its key partner in Latin...

USA

Mad cow disease prevention plan begins
Veterinary Services last week started to implement an emergency plan to contain incidents of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, in the country. Beef Groups Fight Federal Ruling
Beef industry groups hope to reverse a federal court ruling said it is unconstitutional to charge ranchers fees to fund marketing campaigns.