Asia Pacific | Free trade talks are on track for 2003 closeAustralia's chief...
Asia Pacific
Free trade talks are on track for 2003 close
Australia's chief negotiator says free trade talks between Australia and the United States are on track to be completed by the end of the year
China, EU Pledge to Boost Cooperation
The sixth China-EU leaders' meeting was held in Beijing Thursday, and leaders from the two sides vowed to boost the cooperation between Chinaand the European Union (EU).... (photo: Xinhua)
Americas
Indonesia lifts import ban on Argentina feed
Indonesia has scrapped a ban on the import of feed products from Argentina, but a ban on importing animal products because of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak remains in place, a government official said on Friday.
USA
UPDATE 2-FDA says meat, milk from cloned animals safe
Milk and meat products from cloned cattle, pigs and goats are safe for consumers to eat, according to a Food and Drug Administration document obtained by Reuters on Thursday.
UPDATE 1-Tight cattle supply has Tyson cutting beef output
Seven of Tyson Foods Inc.'s <TSN.N> 10 beef slaughter plants will not operate on Monday because of tight supplies of market-ready cattle and lower seasonal demand for beef, the company said on Thursday.
Beef checkoff continues as USDA mulls appeal
A U.S. appeals court will allow an $80 million beef marketing program to temporarily continue until the Bush administration decides whether to go to the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge a ruling that the program is unconstitutional, a U.S. beef group said on Thursday.
Smithfield president says no layoffs or plant closing for Farmland unit
Most polls indicate that consumers are concerned with humane animal care in meat production. But are those same consumers willing to absorb the costs of certification?
Export Assistance Available
Food export experts tell food processors how to obtain financial backing for export projects.
Products of cloned animals normal, FDA says
The federal government says meat and milk from cloned cattle and hogs should be safe to eat.
Asia Pacific
Free trade talks are on track for 2003 close
Australia's chief negotiator says free trade talks between Australia and the United States are on track to be completed by the end of the year
China, EU Pledge to Boost Cooperation
The sixth China-EU leaders' meeting was held in Beijing Thursday, and leaders from the two sides vowed to boost the cooperation between Chinaand the European Union (EU).... (photo: Xinhua)
Americas
Indonesia lifts import ban on Argentina feed
Indonesia has scrapped a ban on the import of feed products from Argentina, but a ban on importing animal products because of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak remains in place, a government official said on Friday.
USA
UPDATE 2-FDA says meat, milk from cloned animals safe
Milk and meat products from cloned cattle, pigs and goats are safe for consumers to eat, according to a Food and Drug Administration document obtained by Reuters on Thursday.
UPDATE 1-Tight cattle supply has Tyson cutting beef output
Seven of Tyson Foods Inc.'s <TSN.N> 10 beef slaughter plants will not operate on Monday because of tight supplies of market-ready cattle and lower seasonal demand for beef, the company said on Thursday.
Beef checkoff continues as USDA mulls appeal
A U.S. appeals court will allow an $80 million beef marketing program to temporarily continue until the Bush administration decides whether to go to the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge a ruling that the program is unconstitutional, a U.S. beef group said on Thursday.
Smithfield president says no layoffs or plant closing for Farmland unit
Most polls indicate that consumers are concerned with humane animal care in meat production. But are those same consumers willing to absorb the costs of certification?
Export Assistance Available
Food export experts tell food processors how to obtain financial backing for export projects.
Products of cloned animals normal, FDA says
The federal government says meat and milk from cloned cattle and hogs should be safe to eat.