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Asia Pacific
South Korea Ministry: US Beef Shipment Arrives After 3-Yr Ban
The first shipment of U.S. beef in nearly three years arrived in South Korea Monday after the country lifted an import ban triggered by fears of mad-cow disease, the Agriculture Ministry said.

Australia
Pig ad campaign misleading, say pork producers group
Animal rights activists have launched a new advertising campaign against pig farming. The ads, put together by the groups Voiceless and Animals Australia, depict pigs in small pens with minimal room and piglets having their eye teeth clipped.

Europe
BSE scare has forced meat industry to look at how it polices itself
THE perceived threat to human health from BSE, or mad cow disease, has all but faded into the science fiction of white-coated scientists' fantasies of some sort of Armageddon. It never happened but the meat and livestock industry is still faced with the legacy of myriad controls on its activities at some considerable cost.

Tension mounts over Brazilian beef inspections
Farmers for Fairness in Europe has written to the president of the European Commission and to the Food and Veterinary Office demanding answers about Brazilian beef inspections.

Major US companies push Russia's WTO bid
Thirteen big international companies have appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President George W. Bush to speed Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization, a representative of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia said.

Americas
Brazilian meat exports to Kuwait hits US$160 million in 2005
Brazil is now the top exporter of meat and poultry to Kuwait exporting nearly US$160 million worth of the product to the state in 2005.

United States
USDA: S. Korea beef trade not yet 'commercially viable'
Unresolved issues between the U.S. and South Korea are preventing the creation of a "commercially viable" environment for U.S. beef trade to thrive, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Brasher: Ag groups give funds to Dems, just in case
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association, like other agribusiness interests, has plenty of friends among congressional Republicans and in the U.S. Agriculture Department.

Pork Producers Invited to Participate in Farrowing Caretaker Group
Swine producers with farrowing operations are invited to participate in the Farrowing Caretaker Interest Group being formed in Iowa. Iowa State University (ISU) Extension swine field specialist Dave Stender said the effort is an efficient way for conventional farrowers to connect with peers over a large geographical area.

Asia Pacific
South Korea Ministry: US Beef Shipment Arrives After 3-Yr Ban
The first shipment of U.S. beef in nearly three years arrived in South Korea Monday after the country lifted an import ban triggered by fears of mad-cow disease, the Agriculture Ministry said.

Australia
Pig ad campaign misleading, say pork producers group
Animal rights activists have launched a new advertising campaign against pig farming. The ads, put together by the groups Voiceless and Animals Australia, depict pigs in small pens with minimal room and piglets having their eye teeth clipped.

Europe
BSE scare has forced meat industry to look at how it polices itself
THE perceived threat to human health from BSE, or mad cow disease, has all but faded into the science fiction of white-coated scientists' fantasies of some sort of Armageddon. It never happened but the meat and livestock industry is still faced with the legacy of myriad controls on its activities at some considerable cost.

Tension mounts over Brazilian beef inspections
Farmers for Fairness in Europe has written to the president of the European Commission and to the Food and Veterinary Office demanding answers about Brazilian beef inspections.

Major US companies push Russia's WTO bid
Thirteen big international companies have appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President George W. Bush to speed Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization, a representative of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia said.

Americas
Brazilian meat exports to Kuwait hits US$160 million in 2005
Brazil is now the top exporter of meat and poultry to Kuwait exporting nearly US$160 million worth of the product to the state in 2005.

United States
USDA: S. Korea beef trade not yet 'commercially viable'
Unresolved issues between the U.S. and South Korea are preventing the creation of a "commercially viable" environment for U.S. beef trade to thrive, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Brasher: Ag groups give funds to Dems, just in case
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association, like other agribusiness interests, has plenty of friends among congressional Republicans and in the U.S. Agriculture Department.

Pork Producers Invited to Participate in Farrowing Caretaker Group
Swine producers with farrowing operations are invited to participate in the Farrowing Caretaker Interest Group being formed in Iowa. Iowa State University (ISU) Extension swine field specialist Dave Stender said the effort is an efficient way for conventional farrowers to connect with peers over a large geographical area.