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Australian Beef Exports to Japan Strong
Australian beef exports toJapan are the highest since the discovery of BSE in the country.

Australia demand for feed grains to boom-ABARE
Australian demand for feed grains was expected to grow strongly over the next five years, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said on Thursday.

Australia continues Saudi live exports ban
Australian Agriculture Minister Warren Truss said he would not lift the ban on trade with Saudi Arabia, introduced after it turned away the MV Cormo Express in August until a new policy governing the trade was in place.

Mixed Market in Korea
Australian beef exports toKorea reveal mixed results.

Americas

Stats Canada Releases Report on Beef Trade
Prior to May 2003,Canada was the third largest exporter of beef in the world. In 2002, Canada's export market for beef amounted to about $4.1 billion.

Canadians Appeal U.S. Tariffs to NAFTA
The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) has teamed up with the Government of Canada and the provincial governments of Saskatchewan and Albertain an attempt to reverse part of the ruling that has closed the US border to Canadian exports of hard red spring wheat. The coalition filed the first papers in their appeal to a NAFTA panel on the finding that sales of Canadian hard red spring wheat into the US during the period of investigation were unfairly subsidized.

Alberta to market older cattle
The Albertagovernment has announced a $4 million program to develop domestic beef markets for animals older than 30 months.

Europe

EU resumes animal export ban on Spain's Balearics
The European Union has reimposed its export ban on sheep, goats and cattle fromSpain's Balearic islands following outbreaks of the viral disease bluetongue last month, the European Commission said in a statement on Thursday.

Study suggests brain disease could be 'catching'
Swiss researchers said on Thursday they found infectious proteins in the muscle tissue of patients who died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and said the finding may suggest the rare and fatal brain disease could be passed on during standard surgery.

Hormone Row Hots Up
EU calls of the USA again to lift trading sanctions over hormone treated beef ban.

Foot-and-mouth outbreak registered in Kyrgyzstan
An outbreak of foot-and mouth disease among cattle has been registered in the Central Asian state ofKyrgyzstan, a spokesman for the local emergencies ministry said on Thursday.

Asia Pacific

Australian Beef Exports to Japan Strong
Australian beef exports toJapan are the highest since the discovery of BSE in the country.

Australia demand for feed grains to boom-ABARE
Australian demand for feed grains was expected to grow strongly over the next five years, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said on Thursday.

Australia continues Saudi live exports ban
Australian Agriculture Minister Warren Truss said he would not lift the ban on trade with Saudi Arabia, introduced after it turned away the MV Cormo Express in August until a new policy governing the trade was in place.

Mixed Market in Korea
Australian beef exports toKorea reveal mixed results.

Americas

Stats Canada Releases Report on Beef Trade
Prior to May 2003,Canada was the third largest exporter of beef in the world. In 2002, Canada's export market for beef amounted to about $4.1 billion.

Canadians Appeal U.S. Tariffs to NAFTA
The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) has teamed up with the Government of Canada and the provincial governments of Saskatchewan and Albertain an attempt to reverse part of the ruling that has closed the US border to Canadian exports of hard red spring wheat. The coalition filed the first papers in their appeal to a NAFTA panel on the finding that sales of Canadian hard red spring wheat into the US during the period of investigation were unfairly subsidized.

Alberta to market older cattle
The Albertagovernment has announced a $4 million program to develop domestic beef markets for animals older than 30 months.

Europe

EU resumes animal export ban on Spain's Balearics
The European Union has reimposed its export ban on sheep, goats and cattle fromSpain's Balearic islands following outbreaks of the viral disease bluetongue last month, the European Commission said in a statement on Thursday.

Study suggests brain disease could be 'catching'
Swiss researchers said on Thursday they found infectious proteins in the muscle tissue of patients who died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and said the finding may suggest the rare and fatal brain disease could be passed on during standard surgery.

Hormone Row Hots Up
EU calls of the USA again to lift trading sanctions over hormone treated beef ban.

Foot-and-mouth outbreak registered in Kyrgyzstan
An outbreak of foot-and mouth disease among cattle has been registered in the Central Asian state ofKyrgyzstan, a spokesman for the local emergencies ministry said on Thursday.