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Asia Pacific

South Korean government announces new policies for meat industry
The South Korean government recently announced new packaging and licensing policies as well as expanded HACCP guidelines designed to protect Koreans from illness borne by meat products, the Korea Times reported.

Japanese feedlot cattle numbers climbing
The number of cattle on feed for Japan has broken through the 400,000 mark for only the second time on record

Europe

U.S. EXPORTING BEEF
Greater Omaha Packing is working with USDA to put U.S. beef on the plates of European consumers.

TRADE DEAL REACHED
Doha Development Agenda: WTO mid-point agreement paves the way for future conclusion of trade round.

PORK QUALITY MARK
The European Union approves new quality mark for British pork.

United States' farmers unhappy with trade talks
Farmers in the United States aren't exactly turning cartwheels over the latest world trade talks, which put agriculture back on the table.

Truce at the WTO
How rich and poor nations resolved their trade differences

USA

FDA finalizing new BSE rules
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to announce new steps by year's end to combat food-borne illness and bolster safeguards against bovine spongiform encephalopathy, FDA Acting Commissioner Lester M. Crawford said Monday.

U.S. farmers may lose subsidies to gain sales
A blueprint for liberalizing world agricultural trade could force farmers to give up some of their subsidies in exchange for selling more grain and meat to foreign markets like Japan and India.

Asia Pacific

South Korean government announces new policies for meat industry
The South Korean government recently announced new packaging and licensing policies as well as expanded HACCP guidelines designed to protect Koreans from illness borne by meat products, the Korea Times reported.

Japanese feedlot cattle numbers climbing
The number of cattle on feed for Japan has broken through the 400,000 mark for only the second time on record

Europe

U.S. EXPORTING BEEF
Greater Omaha Packing is working with USDA to put U.S. beef on the plates of European consumers.

TRADE DEAL REACHED
Doha Development Agenda: WTO mid-point agreement paves the way for future conclusion of trade round.

PORK QUALITY MARK
The European Union approves new quality mark for British pork.

United States' farmers unhappy with trade talks
Farmers in the United States aren't exactly turning cartwheels over the latest world trade talks, which put agriculture back on the table.

Truce at the WTO
How rich and poor nations resolved their trade differences

USA

FDA finalizing new BSE rules
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to announce new steps by year's end to combat food-borne illness and bolster safeguards against bovine spongiform encephalopathy, FDA Acting Commissioner Lester M. Crawford said Monday.

U.S. farmers may lose subsidies to gain sales
A blueprint for liberalizing world agricultural trade could force farmers to give up some of their subsidies in exchange for selling more grain and meat to foreign markets like Japan and India.