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Europe

WTO Disputes Pose Problems For Governments
Long-running major disputes involving the European Union, the U.S., Brazil and Canada have all reached important new stages since mid-February. The EU ban on imports of hormone-fed beef dates back to 1996, when the World Trade Organization, in response to U.S. and Canadian complaints, investigated an EU Directive banning imports of beef from cattle fed with growth hormones. The ban was found unjustified because it was not based on scientific evidence.

Americas

Ottawa And Edmonton Pledge Money To Find New Beef Markets
After the U.S. border failed to open to live cattle on March 7, Ottawa and Edmonton pledged $80 million in total to find new markets for Canadian beef. One of the most positive features of the new funding is that it will be spread over 10 years, long enough to build relationships in new markets, said Arno Doerksen, finance chair of the Canada Beef Export Federation.

Canada Wants Negotiations With Korea To Lift Beef Ban
Korea should start negotiations with Canada to lift its beef import ban, similar to action it has taken with the United States, said the president of the Canada Beef Export Federation.

Agribusiness vs. Rainforest: Amazon Land Boom Blamed For Violence
Brazil has been breaking production records every year for valuable export goods such as soy and beef, and environmentalists say a government keen on turning the nation into the world's breadbasket has turned a blind eye to the problems of development in places like Anapu.

USA

Border Delay Hits Beef Packers
U.S. beef packers, hoping for a larger supply of cattle soon, took a setback in the face of legal and political actions delaying re-opening of the Canadian border to live cattle shipments. Domestic cattle prices went up, and political rhetoric flourished.

Cattle Farmers Feasting on Fat, Juicy Beef Profits
Beef sales rebounded from 2003’s Mad Cow disease scare, while cattle numbers were down and prices held steady in 2004, William “Bill” McKinnon, executive secretary of the Virginia Cattlemen’s Association, told members of the Northern Virginia Livestock Inc. earlier this month.

U.S., Japan Must Resolve Beef Issue, Ambassador-Designate Says
The United States and Japan have a strong security alliance and a good economic relationship despite some disagreements - most notably regarding U.S. beef exports, says J. Thomas Schieffer, President Bush's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Japan. Speaking at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee March 15, Schieffer said that "the current controversy over BSE must be resolved as soon as possible so that U.S. beef exports can be resumed to Japan."

 

Europe

WTO Disputes Pose Problems For Governments
Long-running major disputes involving the European Union, the U.S., Brazil and Canada have all reached important new stages since mid-February. The EU ban on imports of hormone-fed beef dates back to 1996, when the World Trade Organization, in response to U.S. and Canadian complaints, investigated an EU Directive banning imports of beef from cattle fed with growth hormones. The ban was found unjustified because it was not based on scientific evidence.

Americas

Ottawa And Edmonton Pledge Money To Find New Beef Markets
After the U.S. border failed to open to live cattle on March 7, Ottawa and Edmonton pledged $80 million in total to find new markets for Canadian beef. One of the most positive features of the new funding is that it will be spread over 10 years, long enough to build relationships in new markets, said Arno Doerksen, finance chair of the Canada Beef Export Federation.

Canada Wants Negotiations With Korea To Lift Beef Ban
Korea should start negotiations with Canada to lift its beef import ban, similar to action it has taken with the United States, said the president of the Canada Beef Export Federation.

Agribusiness vs. Rainforest: Amazon Land Boom Blamed For Violence
Brazil has been breaking production records every year for valuable export goods such as soy and beef, and environmentalists say a government keen on turning the nation into the world's breadbasket has turned a blind eye to the problems of development in places like Anapu.

USA

Border Delay Hits Beef Packers
U.S. beef packers, hoping for a larger supply of cattle soon, took a setback in the face of legal and political actions delaying re-opening of the Canadian border to live cattle shipments. Domestic cattle prices went up, and political rhetoric flourished.

Cattle Farmers Feasting on Fat, Juicy Beef Profits
Beef sales rebounded from 2003’s Mad Cow disease scare, while cattle numbers were down and prices held steady in 2004, William “Bill” McKinnon, executive secretary of the Virginia Cattlemen’s Association, told members of the Northern Virginia Livestock Inc. earlier this month.

U.S., Japan Must Resolve Beef Issue, Ambassador-Designate Says
The United States and Japan have a strong security alliance and a good economic relationship despite some disagreements - most notably regarding U.S. beef exports, says J. Thomas Schieffer, President Bush's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Japan. Speaking at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee March 15, Schieffer said that "the current controversy over BSE must be resolved as soon as possible so that U.S. beef exports can be resumed to Japan."