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Asia Pacific

Japan cattle wranglers tie hopes to 'dream' beef
Breeding cattle is in Shunichi Igarashi's blood. But things are a lot harder for the second-generation wrangler, and other Japanese cattlemen, since mad cow disease struck their business, driving hordes of Japan's famously fickle consumers away from beef.

Japan decision on U.S. beef imports may be near 
The head of a panel considering whether to reopen the Japanese market to U.S. beef said on Monday he would prepare a draft report on U.S. beef safety by the panel's next meeting, a comment that suggests a decision is near.

Cattle Trade
Australian live cattle exports hit 2005 high with 16 percent rise in July.

Americas

Canada forms beef export advisory group
Andy Mitchell, Canadian agriculture minister, has formed a beef and cattle advisory group to help the government identify trade priorities, facilitate negotiations and promote discussions on market access and development.

USA

Legal fight over BSE border openings far from over
Lawyers for the U.S. dissident cattlemen's group, Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America, or R-CALF USA, have filed a petition for a rehearing before the full appellate court with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California, over an opinion handed down by a three- judge panel from the circuit court in July.

Corn and soybean estimates exceed expectations
USDA's September Crop Production report contained surprisingly large forecasts for the 2005 U.S. corn and soybean crops. The corn forecast exceeded average pre-report guesses by 350 million bushels, while the soybean forecast was 40 million larger than the average guess.

Meat, poultry companies offer more hurricane relief; suppliers slowly recovering
As the Gulf Coast region continues the slow, difficult recovery process in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many meat and poultry companies are offering their share of support.

U.S. cattle producers seek re-hearing of Canadian imports case
The lobby group representing independent cattle producers in the U.S. has asked for a re-hearing of the court case that allowed imports of live Canadian cattle to resume.

Asia Pacific

Japan cattle wranglers tie hopes to 'dream' beef
Breeding cattle is in Shunichi Igarashi's blood. But things are a lot harder for the second-generation wrangler, and other Japanese cattlemen, since mad cow disease struck their business, driving hordes of Japan's famously fickle consumers away from beef.

Japan decision on U.S. beef imports may be near 
The head of a panel considering whether to reopen the Japanese market to U.S. beef said on Monday he would prepare a draft report on U.S. beef safety by the panel's next meeting, a comment that suggests a decision is near.

Cattle Trade
Australian live cattle exports hit 2005 high with 16 percent rise in July.

Americas

Canada forms beef export advisory group
Andy Mitchell, Canadian agriculture minister, has formed a beef and cattle advisory group to help the government identify trade priorities, facilitate negotiations and promote discussions on market access and development.

USA

Legal fight over BSE border openings far from over
Lawyers for the U.S. dissident cattlemen's group, Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America, or R-CALF USA, have filed a petition for a rehearing before the full appellate court with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California, over an opinion handed down by a three- judge panel from the circuit court in July.

Corn and soybean estimates exceed expectations
USDA's September Crop Production report contained surprisingly large forecasts for the 2005 U.S. corn and soybean crops. The corn forecast exceeded average pre-report guesses by 350 million bushels, while the soybean forecast was 40 million larger than the average guess.

Meat, poultry companies offer more hurricane relief; suppliers slowly recovering
As the Gulf Coast region continues the slow, difficult recovery process in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many meat and poultry companies are offering their share of support.

U.S. cattle producers seek re-hearing of Canadian imports case
The lobby group representing independent cattle producers in the U.S. has asked for a re-hearing of the court case that allowed imports of live Canadian cattle to resume.