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Australia to establish U.S. free trade deal value
CANBERRA, March 1 (Reuters) - Australia will commission an economic analysis to establish how much a free trade deal with the United States is worth to the nation, the federal government said on Monday.

Canada sends vet to Japan on mad cow mission
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Canada has posted a senior veterinary official to Tokyo to address technical issues surrounding Canada's two home-grown cases of mad cow disease, Agriculture Minister Bob Speller said on Friday.

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Australia’s beef processors support a “no buts” mandatory national livestock identification system.

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AMI asks USDA to fully open Canadian border
The American Meat Institute asked the Department of Agriculture to speed up normalization of beef trade withCanada in order to present a consistent policy to trading partners.

Demand for bison hits all-time high
Demand for bison meat, buoyed by the popularity of high-protein diets and novelty dinners, hit an all-time high as a record 34,444 animals were slaughtered in 2003, a 36 percent increase over 2002, according to the National Bison Association.

Packers: Reopen Canadian border
Meatpackers, reeling from lost beef markets since the discovery of the nation's first case of mad cow disease, want the Bush administration to reopen the border to cheaper Canadian cattle.

Asia Pacific

Australia to establish U.S. free trade deal value
CANBERRA, March 1 (Reuters) - Australia will commission an economic analysis to establish how much a free trade deal with the United States is worth to the nation, the federal government said on Monday.

Canada sends vet to Japan on mad cow mission
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Canada has posted a senior veterinary official to Tokyo to address technical issues surrounding Canada's two home-grown cases of mad cow disease, Agriculture Minister Bob Speller said on Friday.

Backing Tracking
Australia’s beef processors support a “no buts” mandatory national livestock identification system.

USA

AMI asks USDA to fully open Canadian border
The American Meat Institute asked the Department of Agriculture to speed up normalization of beef trade withCanada in order to present a consistent policy to trading partners.

Demand for bison hits all-time high
Demand for bison meat, buoyed by the popularity of high-protein diets and novelty dinners, hit an all-time high as a record 34,444 animals were slaughtered in 2003, a 36 percent increase over 2002, according to the National Bison Association.

Packers: Reopen Canadian border
Meatpackers, reeling from lost beef markets since the discovery of the nation's first case of mad cow disease, want the Bush administration to reopen the border to cheaper Canadian cattle.