EuropeRussia to Open Border to Cattle and Boneless Beef from CanadaThe Honour...

Europe
Russia to Open Border to Cattle and Boneless Beef from Canada
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, and the Honourable David L. Emerson, Minister of International Trade, today welcomed the news that the Russian Federation has agreed to lift its ban on the import of Canadian breeding cattle.

Africa
Uganda: Twelve Pork-Joint Operators Arrested
Twelve more pork operators were yesterday arrested by police and City Council enforcement over unhygienic handling and selling of half cooked pork.

United States
New Beef Plant May Change Market Dynamics
When Smithfield Foods (SFD) opens the gates on its planned new beef plant in Texas County, Okla., in mid-2008, it is expected to change the dynamics of the cattle and beef industries by rearranging where competing plants buy cattle, possibly raising cattle prices and increasing beef processing capacity.

Johanns strikes some familiar themes in Des Moines
U.S. Ag Secretary Mike Johanns spoke Thursday in Des Moines at the Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium, part of a series of events commemorating the the 20th World Food Prize. And during a question and answer session after his remarks, he touched on some familiar themes.

Bright days beckon for corn, says agribusiness
Like you, Pat Steiner, brand manager of mesotrione products for Syngenta Crop Production, had heard projections of a booming corn market for several years.

Europe
Russia to Open Border to Cattle and Boneless Beef from Canada
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, and the Honourable David L. Emerson, Minister of International Trade, today welcomed the news that the Russian Federation has agreed to lift its ban on the import of Canadian breeding cattle.

Africa
Uganda: Twelve Pork-Joint Operators Arrested
Twelve more pork operators were yesterday arrested by police and City Council enforcement over unhygienic handling and selling of half cooked pork.

United States
New Beef Plant May Change Market Dynamics
When Smithfield Foods (SFD) opens the gates on its planned new beef plant in Texas County, Okla., in mid-2008, it is expected to change the dynamics of the cattle and beef industries by rearranging where competing plants buy cattle, possibly raising cattle prices and increasing beef processing capacity.

Johanns strikes some familiar themes in Des Moines
U.S. Ag Secretary Mike Johanns spoke Thursday in Des Moines at the Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium, part of a series of events commemorating the the 20th World Food Prize. And during a question and answer session after his remarks, he touched on some familiar themes.

Bright days beckon for corn, says agribusiness
Like you, Pat Steiner, brand manager of mesotrione products for Syngenta Crop Production, had heard projections of a booming corn market for several years.