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South American beef threatens Australian trade
Australia says the local live cattle export industry is under threat from South America. Philippine importer San Miguel has confirmed its investigating Brazil as a source of cattle, blaming high cattle prices here, and the strong Aussie dollar.
Americas
Canada mulls legal challenge to U.S. cattle ban
A disappointed Canadian government pledged on Wednesday to fight the ban on the export of young cattle to the United States following a court decision in Montana that held up plans to allow the cattle shipments.
Europe
French pig herd drops back 100,000
Results of the country's November survey, show the herd fell a further 100,000 head, to almost 15.2 million pigs.
Organic meat demand
A new study by the United Kingdom’s Organic Monitor declared the U.K. to be the second largest market for organic meat with sales increasing by 139 percent between 2001 and 2004.
European negotiations
U.S. House Agriculture Committee chairman Bob Goodlatte has returned from meetings with several European Union officials regarding trade barriers to a number of U.S. agricultural products.
USA
Creekstone beef control sold to investment group
Control of Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, a small beef company with a Kansas plant, was sold to a unit of the private investment firm Sun Capital Partners Inc.
USDA ponders Canadian border ruling
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, who told the House Agriculture Committee yesterday he wanted to move ahead on schedule to reopen the U.S. border to Canadian cattle, was disappointed with today's court ruling in Montana giving R-CALF a temporary victory.
FSIS establishes Food Emergency Response Network division
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has established a new division that will play a major role in developing the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN), an integrated network of laboratories across the country that can respond quickly to food-related emergencies.
States aim to keep livestock probes secret
When rumor hit the commodities trading floor in Chicago three years ago that Kansas cattle had contracted foot-and-mouth disease, prices plummeted.
South American beef threatens Australian trade
Australia says the local live cattle export industry is under threat from South America. Philippine importer San Miguel has confirmed its investigating Brazil as a source of cattle, blaming high cattle prices here, and the strong Aussie dollar.
Americas
Canada mulls legal challenge to U.S. cattle ban
A disappointed Canadian government pledged on Wednesday to fight the ban on the export of young cattle to the United States following a court decision in Montana that held up plans to allow the cattle shipments.
Europe
French pig herd drops back 100,000
Results of the country's November survey, show the herd fell a further 100,000 head, to almost 15.2 million pigs.
Organic meat demand
A new study by the United Kingdom’s Organic Monitor declared the U.K. to be the second largest market for organic meat with sales increasing by 139 percent between 2001 and 2004.
European negotiations
U.S. House Agriculture Committee chairman Bob Goodlatte has returned from meetings with several European Union officials regarding trade barriers to a number of U.S. agricultural products.
USA
Creekstone beef control sold to investment group
Control of Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, a small beef company with a Kansas plant, was sold to a unit of the private investment firm Sun Capital Partners Inc.
USDA ponders Canadian border ruling
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, who told the House Agriculture Committee yesterday he wanted to move ahead on schedule to reopen the U.S. border to Canadian cattle, was disappointed with today's court ruling in Montana giving R-CALF a temporary victory.
FSIS establishes Food Emergency Response Network division
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has established a new division that will play a major role in developing the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN), an integrated network of laboratories across the country that can respond quickly to food-related emergencies.
States aim to keep livestock probes secret
When rumor hit the commodities trading floor in Chicago three years ago that Kansas cattle had contracted foot-and-mouth disease, prices plummeted.