Asia PacificEnvoy Promotes Safety of U.S. BeefAlexander Vershbow, U.S. amba...

Asia Pacific
Envoy Promotes Safety of U.S. Beef
Alexander Vershbow, U.S. ambassador to South Korea, Wednesday called on Seoulto resume the import of U.S. beef that has been suspended after reports of cases of mad cow disease. 

Australia
Beef Export Values And Volume Fall Significantly
According to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the value of Australian beef exports during September fell by 21 percent compared with the same period last year, to $A352.3 million.

Court Reversal For Pork Industry
The High Court in Australia refused to hear the pork industry’s appeal against new quarantine protocols for imported pork. However, the Australian pork industry has said that prevention of disease will remain its main focus.

Europe
Irish Beef Concerns Aired
The importance of a strong defense of Ireland's 1.8 billion beef and livestock sector in the forthcoming WTO negotiations was top of the agenda at a recent meeting between Ireland's Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and farmers.

Russia Partially Lifts Ban On Brazilian Beef And Pork
Russia lifted the ban on beef and pork imports from six Brazilian states which means the ban remains on only two states, reported Tuesday in Moscow the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.

United States
Privatization Drives Animal ID Debate
“Government by proxy” is how Wyoming rancher Randy Stevenson sums up U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns’ decision to put the National Animal Identification System database into private hands.

Cattle Age A Key To Export To Japan
While a formal program for exporting U.S. beef to Japan has not been officially approved, the U.S. Meat Export Federation is prepping meatpackers and export traders for the hurdles they will likely face.

Trading Places With Rob Portman
It's barely 9 a.m., and Rob Portman - now "Ambassador Portman" - already has spoken with the European Union's top trade official and has held a conference call with trade ministers from Brazil, Australia and India about opening agricultural markets.

Crafty: Gut Feeling
Allison Young walks down the aisle of the supermarket and heads toward the meat department. She stops and looks through the spare ribs, T-bone steaks and pork chops, but they aren't what she is looking for.

Asia Pacific
Envoy Promotes Safety of U.S. Beef
Alexander Vershbow, U.S. ambassador to South Korea, Wednesday called on Seoulto resume the import of U.S. beef that has been suspended after reports of cases of mad cow disease. 

Australia
Beef Export Values And Volume Fall Significantly
According to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the value of Australian beef exports during September fell by 21 percent compared with the same period last year, to $A352.3 million.

Court Reversal For Pork Industry
The High Court in Australia refused to hear the pork industry’s appeal against new quarantine protocols for imported pork. However, the Australian pork industry has said that prevention of disease will remain its main focus.

Europe
Irish Beef Concerns Aired
The importance of a strong defense of Ireland's 1.8 billion beef and livestock sector in the forthcoming WTO negotiations was top of the agenda at a recent meeting between Ireland's Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and farmers.

Russia Partially Lifts Ban On Brazilian Beef And Pork
Russia lifted the ban on beef and pork imports from six Brazilian states which means the ban remains on only two states, reported Tuesday in Moscow the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.

United States
Privatization Drives Animal ID Debate
“Government by proxy” is how Wyoming rancher Randy Stevenson sums up U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns’ decision to put the National Animal Identification System database into private hands.

Cattle Age A Key To Export To Japan
While a formal program for exporting U.S. beef to Japan has not been officially approved, the U.S. Meat Export Federation is prepping meatpackers and export traders for the hurdles they will likely face.

Trading Places With Rob Portman
It's barely 9 a.m., and Rob Portman - now "Ambassador Portman" - already has spoken with the European Union's top trade official and has held a conference call with trade ministers from Brazil, Australia and India about opening agricultural markets.

Crafty: Gut Feeling
Allison Young walks down the aisle of the supermarket and heads toward the meat department. She stops and looks through the spare ribs, T-bone steaks and pork chops, but they aren't what she is looking for.