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Asia Pacific
U.S. Envoy Hopes Beef Report Will Restore Japanese Confidence
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer on Friday gave farm minister Shoichi Nakagawa a general overview of an investigative report on U.S. exports to Japan of beef containing banned material and hoped that the document will help restore Japanese consumers' confidence in U.S. beef.

Australia
Australian Beef Export Forecast Improves
United States beef will not be allowed back into Japan until July, according to projections released by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) today.

Europe
Beef Supply To Increase, Easing Pressure In A Tight Market
More supplies of beef and pork are expected to come on the market as the EU's as the reform to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) takes hold and export restrictions on the UK are eased, according to a forecast report on the bloc's livestock sector.

Canada
Canada Says Cattle Herd Shrinks After U.S. Resumes Beef Imports
Canada said its cattle herd in 2005 declined for the first time in three years after the U.S. resumed imports of beef, easing a glut that sent prices plunging.

Quebec Is Losing Its Pork Industry To The West
Canada's pork industry is heading westward, moving out of Quebec and into Manitoba and Alberta due to economic, political and environmental force, says a report in the Globe and Mail.

United States
USDA To Issue Friday Investigation Report On Beef Exports To Japan
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns will hold a press conference Friday morning to release a report on an investigation into exports to Japan of beef containing banned material, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday.

U.S. Vows To Reform Beef Inspection Practices
U.S. Ambassador Thomas Schieffer told a news conference Friday that Washington will do its utmost to win back the faith of Japanese consumers with regard to beef imports.

USDA "Dead Serious" In Enforcing Japan Beef Pact
The U.S. Agriculture Department barred a Nebraska plant from exporting beef to Japan as part of the department's strict enforcement of a trade agreement with Tokyo, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said on Thursday.

Asia Pacific
U.S. Envoy Hopes Beef Report Will Restore Japanese Confidence
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer on Friday gave farm minister Shoichi Nakagawa a general overview of an investigative report on U.S. exports to Japan of beef containing banned material and hoped that the document will help restore Japanese consumers' confidence in U.S. beef.

Australia
Australian Beef Export Forecast Improves
United States beef will not be allowed back into Japan until July, according to projections released by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) today.

Europe
Beef Supply To Increase, Easing Pressure In A Tight Market
More supplies of beef and pork are expected to come on the market as the EU's as the reform to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) takes hold and export restrictions on the UK are eased, according to a forecast report on the bloc's livestock sector.

Canada
Canada Says Cattle Herd Shrinks After U.S. Resumes Beef Imports
Canada said its cattle herd in 2005 declined for the first time in three years after the U.S. resumed imports of beef, easing a glut that sent prices plunging.

Quebec Is Losing Its Pork Industry To The West
Canada's pork industry is heading westward, moving out of Quebec and into Manitoba and Alberta due to economic, political and environmental force, says a report in the Globe and Mail.

United States
USDA To Issue Friday Investigation Report On Beef Exports To Japan
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns will hold a press conference Friday morning to release a report on an investigation into exports to Japan of beef containing banned material, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday.

U.S. Vows To Reform Beef Inspection Practices
U.S. Ambassador Thomas Schieffer told a news conference Friday that Washington will do its utmost to win back the faith of Japanese consumers with regard to beef imports.

USDA "Dead Serious" In Enforcing Japan Beef Pact
The U.S. Agriculture Department barred a Nebraska plant from exporting beef to Japan as part of the department's strict enforcement of a trade agreement with Tokyo, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said on Thursday.