Asia PacificDiscussions continue to restore beef trade to AsiaUSDA's Under Se...

Asia Pacific

Discussions continue to restore beef trade to Asia
USDA's Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services JB Penn recently returned from a trip to Asia, where he met with leaders across the continent about restoring U.S. beef trade to those countries.

Europe

European Union files complaint against beef sanctions
The European Union filed a complaint with WTO against the United States and Canada over their refusal to lift sanctions against the EU imposed for its ban on imports of hormone-treated beef.

Partnership Deal
Ireland’s beef producers welcome a supermarket chain's use of 100 percent Irish meat.

Americas

Brazil's China-Led Soybean Boom Turns to Bust, Slowing Growth in Economy
Andre Pissolo inspects a row of freshly sown soybeans as four tractors rumble side by side over the deep-red earth of Brazil's western tropical plains, and questions whether the crop will make any money.

Federal BSE dollars flowing to farmers
To help sustain producers affected by BSE, Andy Mitchell, P.C., M.P., Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food announced an interim payment and a 2004 Special Advance payment for Canadian cattle producers under the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) program.

U.S. Trade Action Strains Canada U.S. Pork Industry Relations in Other Common Areas
The Canadian Pork Council says the trade action that resulted in U.S. import duties on live Canadian hogs is straining relations in other areas.

USA

USDA confirms Asian soybean rust in U.S .
USDA's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) this morning announced it has confirmed a detection of soybean rust from two test plots at Louisiana State University near Baton Rouge , Louisiana.

Labeling delay a broken promise
Now that consumers will eventually have the right to know the country of origin of their fish and seafood products, Rep. Tom Osborne, R-Neb., is more than a little dismayed that consumers don't have the same right to know where their beef comes from.

Trade to dominate farm agenda over next four years
President Bush will begin a second term barely a year after the United States had its first case of mad cow disease and as Japan and other countries maintain bans on U.S. beef.

Mad Cow Disease May Look Different in People-Study
The human version of mad cow disease may look different in different people, depending on their genetic make-up, experts reported on Thursday, raising the possibility the disease could be circulating undetected.

Asia Pacific

Discussions continue to restore beef trade to Asia
USDA's Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services JB Penn recently returned from a trip to Asia, where he met with leaders across the continent about restoring U.S. beef trade to those countries.

Europe

European Union files complaint against beef sanctions
The European Union filed a complaint with WTO against the United States and Canada over their refusal to lift sanctions against the EU imposed for its ban on imports of hormone-treated beef.

Partnership Deal
Ireland’s beef producers welcome a supermarket chain's use of 100 percent Irish meat.

Americas

Brazil's China-Led Soybean Boom Turns to Bust, Slowing Growth in Economy
Andre Pissolo inspects a row of freshly sown soybeans as four tractors rumble side by side over the deep-red earth of Brazil's western tropical plains, and questions whether the crop will make any money.

Federal BSE dollars flowing to farmers
To help sustain producers affected by BSE, Andy Mitchell, P.C., M.P., Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food announced an interim payment and a 2004 Special Advance payment for Canadian cattle producers under the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) program.

U.S. Trade Action Strains Canada U.S. Pork Industry Relations in Other Common Areas
The Canadian Pork Council says the trade action that resulted in U.S. import duties on live Canadian hogs is straining relations in other areas.

USA

USDA confirms Asian soybean rust in U.S .
USDA's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) this morning announced it has confirmed a detection of soybean rust from two test plots at Louisiana State University near Baton Rouge , Louisiana.

Labeling delay a broken promise
Now that consumers will eventually have the right to know the country of origin of their fish and seafood products, Rep. Tom Osborne, R-Neb., is more than a little dismayed that consumers don't have the same right to know where their beef comes from.

Trade to dominate farm agenda over next four years
President Bush will begin a second term barely a year after the United States had its first case of mad cow disease and as Japan and other countries maintain bans on U.S. beef.

Mad Cow Disease May Look Different in People-Study
The human version of mad cow disease may look different in different people, depending on their genetic make-up, experts reported on Thursday, raising the possibility the disease could be circulating undetected.