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Asia Pacific

Japan finds 12th suspected case of mad cow
Authorities reportedly found a cow in northern Japan suspected of having bovine spongiform encephalopathy on Friday, the second such discovery in two days.

Japan reports 11th suspected case of madcow disease
TOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) - Preliminary tests suggest an 11th cow may have tested positive for madcow disease in Japan, the farm ministry said on Sunday.

AUSTRALIA: Australian beef exports fall despite higher exports to Japan
Australian beef exports declined 6% in February despite a sharp increase in exports toJapan, according to Meat and Livestock Australia.

Trade deal nears between Japan, Mexico
After this week's round of talks concluded in Tokyo, Japan and Mexico still have not yet agreed on a free-trade pact, but both sides inched closer to a resolution, a Japanese official told The Associated Press.

Americas

Canadian hog farmers fear U.S. trade action
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, March 5 (Reuters) - Canadian hog producers said on Friday they worry proposed duties on their exports to the United States could cause further harm to a badly battered sector that receives little government aid.

UPDATE 1-Canada rejects U.S. hog industry's dumping claims
OTTAWA, March 5 (Reuters) - Canada rejected U.S. hog industry claims on Friday that its exports are unfairly traded and said it would defend itself from U.S. anti-dumping and countervailing duties if Washington approves them, trade and agriculture department officials said.

USA

Pork Producers File Complaint on Canadian Hog Imports
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has filed antidumping and countervailing duty cases against live hog imports fromCanada stating that "unfairly traded Canadian hog imports are seriously injuring the U.S. pork industry and threaten the survival of thousands of producers."

U.S. hog producers vote to reduce pork checkoff
ATLANTA, March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. hog producers voted on Saturday to cut nearly $6 million from a pork marketing program so that more money can be spent on nonmarketing issues such as animal welfare and controlling on-farm odors.

UPDATE 3-US hog farmers accuse Canada of unfair trade
ATLANTA, March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. hog farmers on Friday accused the Canadian hog industry of unfair trade and have asked the U.S. government to apply anti-dumping and countervailing duty penalties, the National Pork Producers Council said.

Live from NPPC: U.S. files pork antidumping case against Canada
ATLANTA -- The National Pork Producers Council announced today the filing of antidumping and countervailing duty cases against live hog imports from Canada.

Live from NPPC: USDA says BSE rapid tests to be approved 'shortly'
ATLANTA -- Remaining decidedly noncommittal in the growing debate over private testing for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said the approval process for rapid tests for the disease was underway but that the Agriculture Department doesn't know how they would be used once allowed.

Live from NPPC: Veneman stumps for free trade
ATLANTA -- Touting the forces of trade and technology, Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman mixed praise for President Bush's economic strategy with upbeat projections for the pork and other agriculture industries during a speech Friday at the National Pork Producers Council annual meeting in Atlanta.

Asia Pacific

Japan finds 12th suspected case of mad cow
Authorities reportedly found a cow in northern Japan suspected of having bovine spongiform encephalopathy on Friday, the second such discovery in two days.

Japan reports 11th suspected case of madcow disease
TOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) - Preliminary tests suggest an 11th cow may have tested positive for madcow disease in Japan, the farm ministry said on Sunday.

AUSTRALIA: Australian beef exports fall despite higher exports to Japan
Australian beef exports declined 6% in February despite a sharp increase in exports toJapan, according to Meat and Livestock Australia.

Trade deal nears between Japan, Mexico
After this week's round of talks concluded in Tokyo, Japan and Mexico still have not yet agreed on a free-trade pact, but both sides inched closer to a resolution, a Japanese official told The Associated Press.

Americas

Canadian hog farmers fear U.S. trade action
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, March 5 (Reuters) - Canadian hog producers said on Friday they worry proposed duties on their exports to the United States could cause further harm to a badly battered sector that receives little government aid.

UPDATE 1-Canada rejects U.S. hog industry's dumping claims
OTTAWA, March 5 (Reuters) - Canada rejected U.S. hog industry claims on Friday that its exports are unfairly traded and said it would defend itself from U.S. anti-dumping and countervailing duties if Washington approves them, trade and agriculture department officials said.

USA

Pork Producers File Complaint on Canadian Hog Imports
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has filed antidumping and countervailing duty cases against live hog imports fromCanada stating that "unfairly traded Canadian hog imports are seriously injuring the U.S. pork industry and threaten the survival of thousands of producers."

U.S. hog producers vote to reduce pork checkoff
ATLANTA, March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. hog producers voted on Saturday to cut nearly $6 million from a pork marketing program so that more money can be spent on nonmarketing issues such as animal welfare and controlling on-farm odors.

UPDATE 3-US hog farmers accuse Canada of unfair trade
ATLANTA, March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. hog farmers on Friday accused the Canadian hog industry of unfair trade and have asked the U.S. government to apply anti-dumping and countervailing duty penalties, the National Pork Producers Council said.

Live from NPPC: U.S. files pork antidumping case against Canada
ATLANTA -- The National Pork Producers Council announced today the filing of antidumping and countervailing duty cases against live hog imports from Canada.

Live from NPPC: USDA says BSE rapid tests to be approved 'shortly'
ATLANTA -- Remaining decidedly noncommittal in the growing debate over private testing for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said the approval process for rapid tests for the disease was underway but that the Agriculture Department doesn't know how they would be used once allowed.

Live from NPPC: Veneman stumps for free trade
ATLANTA -- Touting the forces of trade and technology, Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman mixed praise for President Bush's economic strategy with upbeat projections for the pork and other agriculture industries during a speech Friday at the National Pork Producers Council annual meeting in Atlanta.