Asia PacificSouth Korea rejects US request to discuss beef at FTA talksSouth...

Asia Pacific
South Korea rejects US request to discuss beef at FTA talks
South Korea has rejected a US demand that talks on forging a free trade agreement (FTA) include a dispute over US beef exports, officials have said.

Europe
EU Seeks to Avert Russia Beef Trade Ban
The EU's food safety chief visits Moscow on Tuesday to try and keep Russian authorities from imposing a ban on all EU beef and other animal products as of Jan. 1.

Ukraine maintains ban on Polish meat import
The State Service of Veterinary Medicine cannot authorize meat import from Poland until revealed violations are removed, a letter by chief veterinary inspector Ivan Bisyuk to the Cabinet of ministers and the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Poland to Ukraine about results of inspecting Polish packing plants said.

EU-25 backs Poland in beef row with Russia
Russian efforts to sign bilateral deals with large meat exporters such as Germany and Ireland have met with resistance at the Brussels EU summit.

United States
Ranchers weather a long dry spell
An 11-year drought has forced many owners in Arizona to thin their herds of cattle. They vow to carry on despite losses.

Asia Pacific
South Korea rejects US request to discuss beef at FTA talks
South Korea has rejected a US demand that talks on forging a free trade agreement (FTA) include a dispute over US beef exports, officials have said.

Europe
EU Seeks to Avert Russia Beef Trade Ban
The EU's food safety chief visits Moscow on Tuesday to try and keep Russian authorities from imposing a ban on all EU beef and other animal products as of Jan. 1.

Ukraine maintains ban on Polish meat import
The State Service of Veterinary Medicine cannot authorize meat import from Poland until revealed violations are removed, a letter by chief veterinary inspector Ivan Bisyuk to the Cabinet of ministers and the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Poland to Ukraine about results of inspecting Polish packing plants said.

EU-25 backs Poland in beef row with Russia
Russian efforts to sign bilateral deals with large meat exporters such as Germany and Ireland have met with resistance at the Brussels EU summit.

United States
Ranchers weather a long dry spell
An 11-year drought has forced many owners in Arizona to thin their herds of cattle. They vow to carry on despite losses.