Asia PacificDeadly diseases sweeping through China's hog farms"Pig Feve...

Asia Pacific
Deadly diseases sweeping through China's hog farms
"Pig Fever" is sweeping through the expanding Chinese swine industry, according to swine veterinarians who have traveled there this fall.

Australia
Paperless pig tracing
The Australian pig industry is considering launching an electronic system to trace animals. This involves a paperless system with swipe cards instead of individual animal tags.

Middle East
Egypt: Country to Increase Imports From Kenya
Egypt is set to become Kenya's fifth importer of livestock products by early next year, a Cabinet minister has said.

Europe
Russian government to settle agreements with US on agriculture
The Russian government is to sign a series of agreements with the US on agriculture, the Russian cabinet's press office reported.

Canada
Cattlemen pleased with U.S. move
Canadian cattle groups say a move by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to restart the process to permit trade in older Canadian cattle is a sign the Bush administration is serious about normalizing trade.

United States
The beef with South Korea on beef
South Korea's rejection of U.S. beef is just the latest in this saga: The shipment rejection came after South Korea found a bone in the first U.S. shipment of beef after the market was reopened.

Bone chip nixes Creekstone from South Korea
USDA Deputy Undersecretary Chuck Lambert says the South Koreans went to great lengths to find a tiny piece of bone in a shipment of U.S. beef from Kansas processor Creekstone Farms.

Asia Pacific
Deadly diseases sweeping through China's hog farms
"Pig Fever" is sweeping through the expanding Chinese swine industry, according to swine veterinarians who have traveled there this fall.

Australia
Paperless pig tracing
The Australian pig industry is considering launching an electronic system to trace animals. This involves a paperless system with swipe cards instead of individual animal tags.

Middle East
Egypt: Country to Increase Imports From Kenya
Egypt is set to become Kenya's fifth importer of livestock products by early next year, a Cabinet minister has said.

Europe
Russian government to settle agreements with US on agriculture
The Russian government is to sign a series of agreements with the US on agriculture, the Russian cabinet's press office reported.

Canada
Cattlemen pleased with U.S. move
Canadian cattle groups say a move by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to restart the process to permit trade in older Canadian cattle is a sign the Bush administration is serious about normalizing trade.

United States
The beef with South Korea on beef
South Korea's rejection of U.S. beef is just the latest in this saga: The shipment rejection came after South Korea found a bone in the first U.S. shipment of beef after the market was reopened.

Bone chip nixes Creekstone from South Korea
USDA Deputy Undersecretary Chuck Lambert says the South Koreans went to great lengths to find a tiny piece of bone in a shipment of U.S. beef from Kansas processor Creekstone Farms.