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Asia Pacific
Taiwan to spend millions on Kansas hide
Taiwan's Agricultural Goodwill Mission took advantage of its stop in Kansas on Monday to announce an agreement to buy $420 million worth of American beef hides between Jan.
Americas
Brazil to expand exports
World’s largest beef exporter wants to increase production, official says.
Canada calls for antidumping investigation of corn from U.S.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on Friday announced the start of an investigation into dumping and subsidizing of all forms of US grain corn under Canada's Special Import Measures Act.
New Canadian BSE feed rules coming
Canada hopes to have stricter livestock feed rules finalized by the end of the year that would ban cattle brains, spines and other risk materials from all animal feed, an official said on Monday.
Mad cow recovery plan aims for 800,000 tons of annual exports by 2015
Canada's beef industry is working on an ambitious mad cow recovery plan that would ramp up exports sharply over the next decade while reducing reliance on the U.S. market.
Europe
BSE Rule Changed
Older cattle in the U.K. to enter food chain but subject to safeguards.
Irish Deal
Agreement reached on country of origin information for beef in hotels, restaurants and pubs in advance of legislation.
More price misery for beef farmers
Northern Ireland beef farmers have been hammered again this week by another price drop.
USA
New mad-cow cattle feed rules may be released within days
The U.S. may soon impose tighter limits on what cattle can eat as part of a government plan to reduce the risk of mad-cow disease and to revive beef exports that collapsed last year.
Improved communication and cooperation predicted within North American swine industry
The President of the U.S. based National Pork Board predicts improved communication and cooperation in the future between the Canadian and US swine industries.
Mississippi tallies agricultural losses from Hurricane Katrina
Mississippi's poultry industry was hit especially hard by Hurricane Katrina, as approximately 300 poultry houses were destroyed and 2,000 others damaged, the state's department of agriculture and commerce estimated. Total agricultural losses from the storm in the region are expected to exceed $3 billion.
Asia Pacific
Taiwan to spend millions on Kansas hide
Taiwan's Agricultural Goodwill Mission took advantage of its stop in Kansas on Monday to announce an agreement to buy $420 million worth of American beef hides between Jan.
Americas
Brazil to expand exports
World’s largest beef exporter wants to increase production, official says.
Canada calls for antidumping investigation of corn from U.S.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on Friday announced the start of an investigation into dumping and subsidizing of all forms of US grain corn under Canada's Special Import Measures Act.
New Canadian BSE feed rules coming
Canada hopes to have stricter livestock feed rules finalized by the end of the year that would ban cattle brains, spines and other risk materials from all animal feed, an official said on Monday.
Mad cow recovery plan aims for 800,000 tons of annual exports by 2015
Canada's beef industry is working on an ambitious mad cow recovery plan that would ramp up exports sharply over the next decade while reducing reliance on the U.S. market.
Europe
BSE Rule Changed
Older cattle in the U.K. to enter food chain but subject to safeguards.
Irish Deal
Agreement reached on country of origin information for beef in hotels, restaurants and pubs in advance of legislation.
More price misery for beef farmers
Northern Ireland beef farmers have been hammered again this week by another price drop.
USA
New mad-cow cattle feed rules may be released within days
The U.S. may soon impose tighter limits on what cattle can eat as part of a government plan to reduce the risk of mad-cow disease and to revive beef exports that collapsed last year.
Improved communication and cooperation predicted within North American swine industry
The President of the U.S. based National Pork Board predicts improved communication and cooperation in the future between the Canadian and US swine industries.
Mississippi tallies agricultural losses from Hurricane Katrina
Mississippi's poultry industry was hit especially hard by Hurricane Katrina, as approximately 300 poultry houses were destroyed and 2,000 others damaged, the state's department of agriculture and commerce estimated. Total agricultural losses from the storm in the region are expected to exceed $3 billion.