Asia Pacific | Australia, US, to go to WTO over farm supportsCANBERRA, Feb 1...
Asia Pacific
Australia, US, to go to WTO over farm supports
CANBERRA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Australia and the United States would negotiate in the World Trade Organisation over their differences on farm subsidies and export monopolies under a clause in the two countries' new Free Trade Agreement, Australia's Agriculture Minister Warren Truss said on Tuesday.
US groups worry Aussie trade deal sets bad example
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. business and farm groups said on Monday they were worried the White House's decision to leave sugar out of a new free-trade agreement with Australia could make it harder to reach other trade deals.
Australia Loses Marketshare
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Australia reaches free-trade accord with U.S.
Iowa farmers have little to fear from Down Under - at least for a while.
Americas
Canada Press: No Plans To Lift Cattle Ban Soon
Resource News International, February 09, 2004
Live movement of Canadian cattle into theU.S. is on hold indefinitely, according to an article published by the weekly western Canadian farm paper called The Western Producer.
Europe
Crackdown on Illegal Imports
A United Kingdom campaign against illegal meat imports is starting to yield positive results.
USA
USDA ends search for BSE
The Agriculture Department said it is ending its search for additional cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy even though officials have not found all the animals they sought after the nation's first case turned up in December.
Specialty Beef Boom
Producer and processor of U.S.-raised Kobebeef report high demand for its specialty beef.
U.S. Government Officials Provide Technical Briefing On The BSE Investigation
U.S. Government officials held a technical briefing on the wrap up of the BSE investigation. Final BSE Update
Asia Pacific
Australia, US, to go to WTO over farm supports
CANBERRA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Australia and the United States would negotiate in the World Trade Organisation over their differences on farm subsidies and export monopolies under a clause in the two countries' new Free Trade Agreement, Australia's Agriculture Minister Warren Truss said on Tuesday.
US groups worry Aussie trade deal sets bad example
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. business and farm groups said on Monday they were worried the White House's decision to leave sugar out of a new free-trade agreement with Australia could make it harder to reach other trade deals.
Australia Loses Marketshare
SouthAfrica favors meat imports from South America over Australia.
Australia reaches free-trade accord with U.S.
Iowa farmers have little to fear from Down Under - at least for a while.
Americas
Canada Press: No Plans To Lift Cattle Ban Soon
Resource News International, February 09, 2004
Live movement of Canadian cattle into theU.S. is on hold indefinitely, according to an article published by the weekly western Canadian farm paper called The Western Producer.
Europe
Crackdown on Illegal Imports
A United Kingdom campaign against illegal meat imports is starting to yield positive results.
USA
USDA ends search for BSE
The Agriculture Department said it is ending its search for additional cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy even though officials have not found all the animals they sought after the nation's first case turned up in December.
Specialty Beef Boom
Producer and processor of U.S.-raised Kobebeef report high demand for its specialty beef.
U.S. Government Officials Provide Technical Briefing On The BSE Investigation
U.S. Government officials held a technical briefing on the wrap up of the BSE investigation. Final BSE Update