Asia Pacific | UPDATE 1-Japan confirms 9th mad cow case, 2nd in a monthJapan...

Asia Pacific

UPDATE 1-Japan confirms 9th mad cow case, 2nd in a month
Japan said on Tuesday it had confirmed another case of mad cow disease, the ninth since the brain-wasting illness was discovered in the country in September 2001 and the second in less than a month.

New BSE Case in Japan
Japanmaintains block on Canadian beef over BSE as it discovers a new case at home.

China Trade
NewZealandmeat looks to Chinafor trade deal.

Japan, Mexico to renew stalled free-trade talks
The government will resume negotiations on a free-trade agreement with Mexico, weeks after talks broke down in Tokyoin mid-October over Mexico's agricultural exports to Japan.

Americas

Canadian Ag Minister Pleased with U.S. Progress on Cattle Issue
New developments in theUnited States have put Canada one step closer to moving live cattle across the border and are, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lyle Vanclief. He says the today's announcement from USDA is a sign that efforts on the file are paying off.

Trade Reforms Bring Change, Crises for Mexican Farmers
Javier and Jaime Hernandez fear their dairy farm won't survive, not even with the thick green pastures their 50 cows have to feed on in the summer

Europe

Organic Struggle
Organic beef comes under pressure inIreland

USA

Organic Group Says Cloned Animals 'Not Organic'
In response to the US Food and Drug Administration's preliminary announcement Friday that products from cloned animals are safe to eat, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) is calling on FDA to take a "precautionary approach." The OTA says cloned meat is not organic.

Producer groups pans USDA's Canada-BSE proposal
The Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America criticized last week's decision by the Agriculture Department to issue a proposed rule amending its BSE regulations to establish a new category of regions that recognizes those that present a minimal risk of introducing BSE into the United States via the importation of certain low-risk live ruminants and ruminant products -- the first move that would allow Canadian cattle to be imported into the United States.

WWFE Report: Ambassador Johnson trumpets free trade
Preaching a policy of free trade, bilateral agreements and WTO participation, a U.S. trade representative emphasized the need for American agricultural producers to pursue export markets and delivered an overall optimistic outlook on the future of agricultural trade during a speech at the Worldwide Food Expo in Chicago.

USDA Issues Proposed Rule to Allow Live Animal Imports from Canada
The United States Department of Agriculture issued a proposed rule to amend its bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) regulations to establish a new category of regions that recognizes those that present a minimal risk of introducing BSE into the United States via the importation of certain low-risk live ruminants and ruminant products.

Asia Pacific

UPDATE 1-Japan confirms 9th mad cow case, 2nd in a month
Japan said on Tuesday it had confirmed another case of mad cow disease, the ninth since the brain-wasting illness was discovered in the country in September 2001 and the second in less than a month.

New BSE Case in Japan
Japanmaintains block on Canadian beef over BSE as it discovers a new case at home.

China Trade
NewZealandmeat looks to Chinafor trade deal.

Japan, Mexico to renew stalled free-trade talks
The government will resume negotiations on a free-trade agreement with Mexico, weeks after talks broke down in Tokyoin mid-October over Mexico's agricultural exports to Japan.

Americas

Canadian Ag Minister Pleased with U.S. Progress on Cattle Issue
New developments in theUnited States have put Canada one step closer to moving live cattle across the border and are, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lyle Vanclief. He says the today's announcement from USDA is a sign that efforts on the file are paying off.

Trade Reforms Bring Change, Crises for Mexican Farmers
Javier and Jaime Hernandez fear their dairy farm won't survive, not even with the thick green pastures their 50 cows have to feed on in the summer

Europe

Organic Struggle
Organic beef comes under pressure inIreland

USA

Organic Group Says Cloned Animals 'Not Organic'
In response to the US Food and Drug Administration's preliminary announcement Friday that products from cloned animals are safe to eat, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) is calling on FDA to take a "precautionary approach." The OTA says cloned meat is not organic.

Producer groups pans USDA's Canada-BSE proposal
The Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America criticized last week's decision by the Agriculture Department to issue a proposed rule amending its BSE regulations to establish a new category of regions that recognizes those that present a minimal risk of introducing BSE into the United States via the importation of certain low-risk live ruminants and ruminant products -- the first move that would allow Canadian cattle to be imported into the United States.

WWFE Report: Ambassador Johnson trumpets free trade
Preaching a policy of free trade, bilateral agreements and WTO participation, a U.S. trade representative emphasized the need for American agricultural producers to pursue export markets and delivered an overall optimistic outlook on the future of agricultural trade during a speech at the Worldwide Food Expo in Chicago.

USDA Issues Proposed Rule to Allow Live Animal Imports from Canada
The United States Department of Agriculture issued a proposed rule to amend its bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) regulations to establish a new category of regions that recognizes those that present a minimal risk of introducing BSE into the United States via the importation of certain low-risk live ruminants and ruminant products.