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Asia Pacific
Korean Expert Panel To Meet On Possible Lifting Of U.S. Beef Ban
A food safety panel was to meet Thursday to discuss whether to recommend an end to South Korea's import ban on U.S. beef from cattle aged up to 30 months as early as next month, government officials said.

Korean official: U.S. beef import resumption 'likely' soon
One of South Korea's top agricultural officials said today the nation is set to resume imports of U.S. beef.

United States
USDA: decision on older Canadian cattle may take months
It may not be until the end of the year when the U.S. Department of Agriculture resubmits a proposal to lift its ban on older Canadian cattle, but it's still unclear if any changes will be made after new bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) discoveries there, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns said Wednesday.

Protesters Demand Openness As Trade Talks Begin In Seattle
Members of farm, labor and environmental organizations protested in the streets as U.S. and South Korean negotiators began a third round of talks toward a free-trade agreement.

House to Consider Ban on Horse Slaughter
The House is once again confronting the slaughter of horses for meat, a practice lawmakers thought they had ended last year.

Asia Pacific
Korean Expert Panel To Meet On Possible Lifting Of U.S. Beef Ban
A food safety panel was to meet Thursday to discuss whether to recommend an end to South Korea's import ban on U.S. beef from cattle aged up to 30 months as early as next month, government officials said.

Korean official: U.S. beef import resumption 'likely' soon
One of South Korea's top agricultural officials said today the nation is set to resume imports of U.S. beef.

United States
USDA: decision on older Canadian cattle may take months
It may not be until the end of the year when the U.S. Department of Agriculture resubmits a proposal to lift its ban on older Canadian cattle, but it's still unclear if any changes will be made after new bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) discoveries there, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns said Wednesday.

Protesters Demand Openness As Trade Talks Begin In Seattle
Members of farm, labor and environmental organizations protested in the streets as U.S. and South Korean negotiators began a third round of talks toward a free-trade agreement.

House to Consider Ban on Horse Slaughter
The House is once again confronting the slaughter of horses for meat, a practice lawmakers thought they had ended last year.