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Asia Pacific

Political will urgently needed to revive WTO-APEC
Doing what was expected of them,Pacific Rim ministers closed ranks on Saturday and demanded fresh efforts to put derailed world trade talks back on track.

Dairy/beef could be the winners in Thai trade deal
Agricultural exporters look set to reap the benefits of the new free trade deal between Australia and Thailand

Mahathir Counters a U.S. Push for Reviving WTO Talks (Update1)
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 10 days away from retirement, countered a U.S.-led plan to revive global trade talks by saying developing nations must set the framework for the...

Americas

New F.M.D. outbreak in Argentina leads to trade barriers
EU veterinary experts have voted to extend the scope of restrictions on beef coming from parts of Argentina, after the country's authorities widened the risk area to prevent a further spread of the contagious livestock virus Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). Due to uncertainties in the information supplied by the Argentineans, the ban on imports of de-boned and maturated meat has been widened to the whole of the provinces of Formosa, Salta, Chaco and Jujuy, according to a European Commission Decision adopted on October 10.

Europe

E.U. revives row over hormone beef ban
The European commission reopened one of the most damaging recent disputes with the US yesterday when it insisted that North American hormone-treated beef is dangerous to human health and will continue to be banned.

USA

Beef Ban Beef
US cattle group contends that European beef ban is based on unscientific ideas and is an illegal trade barrier.

Bush says "Beef Man" nickname beats "Chicken Man"
U.S. President George W. Bush, who likes to give nicknames to others, is adjusting to the one Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi gave him: "Beef Man."

Wild U.S. cattle market seen cooling off - a little
Wild U.S. cash and futures cattle markets that produced record high prices this week are likely to be tamer next week as reduced demand from beef plants and more available cattle restore some order, analysts said.

World Meat Exports in 2004 on the Rise
USDA says total meat (beef, pork and poultry) exports in 2004 by leading suppliers are forecast at a record 17.7 million tons, up 5 percent from the previous year. Anticipated strong exports fromBrazil (beef and broilers), Canada (beef), the EU (broilers), and the United States (broilers) contribute to the growth in 2004.

Asia Pacific

Political will urgently needed to revive WTO-APEC
Doing what was expected of them,Pacific Rim ministers closed ranks on Saturday and demanded fresh efforts to put derailed world trade talks back on track.

Dairy/beef could be the winners in Thai trade deal
Agricultural exporters look set to reap the benefits of the new free trade deal between Australia and Thailand

Mahathir Counters a U.S. Push for Reviving WTO Talks (Update1)
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 10 days away from retirement, countered a U.S.-led plan to revive global trade talks by saying developing nations must set the framework for the...

Americas

New F.M.D. outbreak in Argentina leads to trade barriers
EU veterinary experts have voted to extend the scope of restrictions on beef coming from parts of Argentina, after the country's authorities widened the risk area to prevent a further spread of the contagious livestock virus Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). Due to uncertainties in the information supplied by the Argentineans, the ban on imports of de-boned and maturated meat has been widened to the whole of the provinces of Formosa, Salta, Chaco and Jujuy, according to a European Commission Decision adopted on October 10.

Europe

E.U. revives row over hormone beef ban
The European commission reopened one of the most damaging recent disputes with the US yesterday when it insisted that North American hormone-treated beef is dangerous to human health and will continue to be banned.

USA

Beef Ban Beef
US cattle group contends that European beef ban is based on unscientific ideas and is an illegal trade barrier.

Bush says "Beef Man" nickname beats "Chicken Man"
U.S. President George W. Bush, who likes to give nicknames to others, is adjusting to the one Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi gave him: "Beef Man."

Wild U.S. cattle market seen cooling off - a little
Wild U.S. cash and futures cattle markets that produced record high prices this week are likely to be tamer next week as reduced demand from beef plants and more available cattle restore some order, analysts said.

World Meat Exports in 2004 on the Rise
USDA says total meat (beef, pork and poultry) exports in 2004 by leading suppliers are forecast at a record 17.7 million tons, up 5 percent from the previous year. Anticipated strong exports fromBrazil (beef and broilers), Canada (beef), the EU (broilers), and the United States (broilers) contribute to the growth in 2004.