Asia PacificProcess of U.S. beef reentering Taiwan in final stageTaiwan is ex...

Asia Pacific

Process of U.S. beef reentering Taiwan in final stage
Taiwan is expected to announce in about a month the results of its inspections that mark the final stage in allowing U.S. beef back on the local market following the suspension of imports in 2003 due to the discovery of a case of mad cow disease, an official with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Sunday.

Europe

EU, Mercosur South American group will start trade accord talks in march
The European Union and Mercosur group of South American nations agreed to restart talks in March in a bid to create the world's largest trade area by the end of the year, Brazilian Trade Minister Luiz Fernando Furlan said.

Commission says case of BSE in goat confirmed
A suspected case of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in a goat slaughtered in France in 2002 has been confirmed by a panel of European scientists.

Americas

NCBA gives Canada a clean bill of health
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association will release a full report resulting from a fact-finding mission to Canada in mid-January.

Opposition to reopening of the Canadian border continues to build
Two Oklahoma politicians, Sen. Jim Inhofe and Rep. Frank Lucas, have joined the chorus of congressional members opposing the USDA's rule that will reopen the Canadian border to live cattle on March 7.

Scientists in Saskatoon Evaluate Larger Sized Stalls
Scientists at the Prairie Swine Centre in Saskatoon are evaluating the potential benefits of increasing the size of the stalls that house older larger breeding sows.

USA

Volatility in soybean prices ahead, says ag economist
USDA's January reports confirmed a record large 2004 U.S. soybean crop, prospects for large domestic stocks, and a record crop of soybeans in South America in 2005.

R-CALF seeks border injunction
An activist U.S. ranch group will ask a judge on Monday to issue a preliminary injunction to prevent the March 7 re-opening of the U.S. border to imports of younger Canadian cattle, a spokesman said on Friday.

Asia Pacific

Process of U.S. beef reentering Taiwan in final stage
Taiwan is expected to announce in about a month the results of its inspections that mark the final stage in allowing U.S. beef back on the local market following the suspension of imports in 2003 due to the discovery of a case of mad cow disease, an official with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Sunday.

Europe

EU, Mercosur South American group will start trade accord talks in march
The European Union and Mercosur group of South American nations agreed to restart talks in March in a bid to create the world's largest trade area by the end of the year, Brazilian Trade Minister Luiz Fernando Furlan said.

Commission says case of BSE in goat confirmed
A suspected case of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in a goat slaughtered in France in 2002 has been confirmed by a panel of European scientists.

Americas

NCBA gives Canada a clean bill of health
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association will release a full report resulting from a fact-finding mission to Canada in mid-January.

Opposition to reopening of the Canadian border continues to build
Two Oklahoma politicians, Sen. Jim Inhofe and Rep. Frank Lucas, have joined the chorus of congressional members opposing the USDA's rule that will reopen the Canadian border to live cattle on March 7.

Scientists in Saskatoon Evaluate Larger Sized Stalls
Scientists at the Prairie Swine Centre in Saskatoon are evaluating the potential benefits of increasing the size of the stalls that house older larger breeding sows.

USA

Volatility in soybean prices ahead, says ag economist
USDA's January reports confirmed a record large 2004 U.S. soybean crop, prospects for large domestic stocks, and a record crop of soybeans in South America in 2005.

R-CALF seeks border injunction
An activist U.S. ranch group will ask a judge on Monday to issue a preliminary injunction to prevent the March 7 re-opening of the U.S. border to imports of younger Canadian cattle, a spokesman said on Friday.