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Asia Pacific
U.S. official in China extends farm goods talks
A top U.S. trade official who is visiting Beijing has unexpectedly extended talks to press China to open its markets wider to foreign farm goods, a U.S. embassy spokesman said on Wednesday.
Australian Beef Exports Fall For May
Rising Australian dollar and slump in US demand hit Australian beef exports.
Americas
US beef output up after Canada cow disease-USDA
U.S. beef production this year is forecast to rise to 26.392 billion pounds, as increased cattle slaughter in the second quarter came on the heels of a ban on the import of beef and live cattle from Canada last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
Mexico, U.S. aim to get back to business
Mexico and the United States plan to set up technical teams to negotiate solutions to a dozen disputes over farm products that critics charge threaten to derail the decade-old free trade pact between the two nations, an official said on Tuesday.
UPDATE 1-USDA to allow some Canadian beef imports-senators
The U.S. Agriculture Department plans to ease a trade ban and allow imports of Canadian muscle cuts and live cattle younger than 30 months, although the timing of the action is not yet known, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley said on Tuesday.
CANADA: Expert warns of further BSE cases in Canada despite negative tests
Although an investigation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has failed to discover another case of BSE, following the lone outbreak that has devastated Canada's beef exports, further instances may well follow, a member of the International Committee on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy has warned.
BSE Investigation Draws to a Close
As Canada tightens BSE controls, hopes rise for lifting of international restrictions.
USA
NCBA touts trade agreement with Chile
Calling Chile a "prime candidate" to help the United States boost its beef exports, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association lauded the signing of a free trade agreement between Chile and the U.S.-- the first between a South American country and Washington.
Kennedy threatens major hog producers with lawsuits
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was stung by criticism during a stop at a Pennsylvania Civil War battlefield as he sought to portray U.S. hog producers as fascists.
Asia Pacific
U.S. official in China extends farm goods talks
A top U.S. trade official who is visiting Beijing has unexpectedly extended talks to press China to open its markets wider to foreign farm goods, a U.S. embassy spokesman said on Wednesday.
Australian Beef Exports Fall For May
Rising Australian dollar and slump in US demand hit Australian beef exports.
Americas
US beef output up after Canada cow disease-USDA
U.S. beef production this year is forecast to rise to 26.392 billion pounds, as increased cattle slaughter in the second quarter came on the heels of a ban on the import of beef and live cattle from Canada last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
Mexico, U.S. aim to get back to business
Mexico and the United States plan to set up technical teams to negotiate solutions to a dozen disputes over farm products that critics charge threaten to derail the decade-old free trade pact between the two nations, an official said on Tuesday.
UPDATE 1-USDA to allow some Canadian beef imports-senators
The U.S. Agriculture Department plans to ease a trade ban and allow imports of Canadian muscle cuts and live cattle younger than 30 months, although the timing of the action is not yet known, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley said on Tuesday.
CANADA: Expert warns of further BSE cases in Canada despite negative tests
Although an investigation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has failed to discover another case of BSE, following the lone outbreak that has devastated Canada's beef exports, further instances may well follow, a member of the International Committee on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy has warned.
BSE Investigation Draws to a Close
As Canada tightens BSE controls, hopes rise for lifting of international restrictions.
USA
NCBA touts trade agreement with Chile
Calling Chile a "prime candidate" to help the United States boost its beef exports, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association lauded the signing of a free trade agreement between Chile and the U.S.-- the first between a South American country and Washington.
Kennedy threatens major hog producers with lawsuits
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was stung by criticism during a stop at a Pennsylvania Civil War battlefield as he sought to portray U.S. hog producers as fascists.