Asia PacificJapan's U.S. beef imports total only 42 tons in one monthJapan's...

Asia Pacific
Japan's U.S. beef imports total only 42 tons in one month
Japan's imports of U.S. beef totaled only 42 tons in around a month after the country removed a reimposed ban on U.S. beef imports, a senior government official said Thursday.

ASEAN
Vietnam in WTO: How farmers to be supported?
Import commodities would flood the Vietnamese market once the country becomes a member of the WTO. As estimated, the agricultural sector would be the most vulnerable while its competitiveness remains a problem and farmers lack capacity to deal with.

Vietnam to slash WTO-related tariffs by 30 pct
Vietnam is, under all commitments made with trade partners requiring bilateral negotiations about its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), supposed to reduce import taxes on 10,600 items by an average of 30 percent, a local agency said on Tuesday.

Europe
Farmers want court action on beef issue
The government has been urged to play a trump card by bringing the EU to court over Brazilian beef.

Americas
Argentina Pens Beef Plan
Argentina’s Ministry for the Economy and Production has published a development plan for the beef industry, which aims to increase production and efficiency, according to Meat and Livestock Australia. Australia is a major global beef supplier and carefully monitors beef export activity in other beef-producing countries.

Test confirms Canada's eighth mad cow case
Trade with the United States is not expected to be affected following confirmation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Wednesday that a mature beef cow in the Prairie province Alberta tested positive for mad cow case.

Canada's Food Industry May Slow
The strong Canadian dollar and weak growth in the domestic market will limit Canada’s food manufacturing industry to modest production and profit gains over the short term, according to the Canadian Industrial Outlook’s Food Industry Summer 2006 Board Conference.

United States
Increased demands leads to strong cattle prices
Japan’s renewed market for U.S. beef and increased domestic demand has cattle producers looking for another strong year.

USDA: ag exports will break records in 2006, 2007
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns on Wednesday announced record U.S. agricultural export forecasts for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, with horticulture products, corn and soybeans accounting for most of the expansion.

Asia Pacific
Japan's U.S. beef imports total only 42 tons in one month
Japan's imports of U.S. beef totaled only 42 tons in around a month after the country removed a reimposed ban on U.S. beef imports, a senior government official said Thursday.

ASEAN
Vietnam in WTO: How farmers to be supported?
Import commodities would flood the Vietnamese market once the country becomes a member of the WTO. As estimated, the agricultural sector would be the most vulnerable while its competitiveness remains a problem and farmers lack capacity to deal with.

Vietnam to slash WTO-related tariffs by 30 pct
Vietnam is, under all commitments made with trade partners requiring bilateral negotiations about its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), supposed to reduce import taxes on 10,600 items by an average of 30 percent, a local agency said on Tuesday.

Europe
Farmers want court action on beef issue
The government has been urged to play a trump card by bringing the EU to court over Brazilian beef.

Americas
Argentina Pens Beef Plan
Argentina’s Ministry for the Economy and Production has published a development plan for the beef industry, which aims to increase production and efficiency, according to Meat and Livestock Australia. Australia is a major global beef supplier and carefully monitors beef export activity in other beef-producing countries.

Test confirms Canada's eighth mad cow case
Trade with the United States is not expected to be affected following confirmation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Wednesday that a mature beef cow in the Prairie province Alberta tested positive for mad cow case.

Canada's Food Industry May Slow
The strong Canadian dollar and weak growth in the domestic market will limit Canada’s food manufacturing industry to modest production and profit gains over the short term, according to the Canadian Industrial Outlook’s Food Industry Summer 2006 Board Conference.

United States
Increased demands leads to strong cattle prices
Japan’s renewed market for U.S. beef and increased domestic demand has cattle producers looking for another strong year.

USDA: ag exports will break records in 2006, 2007
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns on Wednesday announced record U.S. agricultural export forecasts for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, with horticulture products, corn and soybeans accounting for most of the expansion.