AustraliaPrime Minister close to Tokyo accord on tradeAUSTRALIA and Japan ar...

Australia
Prime Minister close to Tokyo accord on trade
AUSTRALIA and Japan are on the verge of forging a historic trade and economic treaty, in a move that could prise open the Asian power's lucrative farm sector.

Europe
Prices rise as exports boom
RISING foreign demand for beef and lamb has resulted in higher livestock prices at home according to the latest Market Outlooks from MLC Economics.

Canada
Canadian province puts brakes on new hog barns
The Canadian Prairie province of Manitoba has put a temporary ban on new or expanded hog barns during an independent environmental review of new water laws, the provincial government said on Wednesday.

United States
US Prepares To Confront S Korea Again On Beef Trade
The U.S. is preparing to confront South Korea once again over ambiguities in the county's import restrictions on U.S. beef that are stunting trade, according to U.S. government officials.

Hoosier Asia Trade Mission Timely
A trade mission from Indiana spent several days in Vietnam establishing contracts that may result in agricultural trade deals for Hoosier farmers. Representatives of the Indiana grain, soybean, and pork industries report they have many promising leads as a result of the mission. WTO membership will only help those leads become reality.

Volatile U.S. cattle market expected to continue in 2007
Uncertainty will continue to rule the 2007 U.S. cattle market, and farmers should continue to monitor the many factors that can cause significant price swings, says Walt Prevatt, Auburn University Extension economist.

Approval of Arizona Prop 204 could spell trouble in Midwest
The voters of Arizona Tuesday passed proposition 204, a measure effectively banning sow gestation crates. Florida voters passed a similar measure in 2002.

Veteran ag journalist breaks down impact of elections
If current election results hold true, not only will Minnesota’s Collin Peterson assume the chairmanship of the House Ag Committee, but Iowa’s Tom Harkin will re-claim the chairmanship of the Senate Ag Committee. Veteran Washington D.C. ag journalist Sara Wyant, publisher of the Agri-Pulse newsletter, told Brownfield that combination could have a significant impact on how Congress writes the 2007 farm bill.

Australia
Prime Minister close to Tokyo accord on trade
AUSTRALIA and Japan are on the verge of forging a historic trade and economic treaty, in a move that could prise open the Asian power's lucrative farm sector.

Europe
Prices rise as exports boom
RISING foreign demand for beef and lamb has resulted in higher livestock prices at home according to the latest Market Outlooks from MLC Economics.

Canada
Canadian province puts brakes on new hog barns
The Canadian Prairie province of Manitoba has put a temporary ban on new or expanded hog barns during an independent environmental review of new water laws, the provincial government said on Wednesday.

United States
US Prepares To Confront S Korea Again On Beef Trade
The U.S. is preparing to confront South Korea once again over ambiguities in the county's import restrictions on U.S. beef that are stunting trade, according to U.S. government officials.

Hoosier Asia Trade Mission Timely
A trade mission from Indiana spent several days in Vietnam establishing contracts that may result in agricultural trade deals for Hoosier farmers. Representatives of the Indiana grain, soybean, and pork industries report they have many promising leads as a result of the mission. WTO membership will only help those leads become reality.

Volatile U.S. cattle market expected to continue in 2007
Uncertainty will continue to rule the 2007 U.S. cattle market, and farmers should continue to monitor the many factors that can cause significant price swings, says Walt Prevatt, Auburn University Extension economist.

Approval of Arizona Prop 204 could spell trouble in Midwest
The voters of Arizona Tuesday passed proposition 204, a measure effectively banning sow gestation crates. Florida voters passed a similar measure in 2002.

Veteran ag journalist breaks down impact of elections
If current election results hold true, not only will Minnesota’s Collin Peterson assume the chairmanship of the House Ag Committee, but Iowa’s Tom Harkin will re-claim the chairmanship of the Senate Ag Committee. Veteran Washington D.C. ag journalist Sara Wyant, publisher of the Agri-Pulse newsletter, told Brownfield that combination could have a significant impact on how Congress writes the 2007 farm bill.