RussiaUS beef returning to Russia -11/20/06 - The U.S. and Russia's official ...

Russia
US beef returning to Russia -11/20/06 - The U.S. and Russia's official signing of a bilateral trade agreement yesterday effectively ends a Russian ban on U.S. beef. For additional information, go to USTR website: 11/19/2006 - United States, Russia Sign Bilateral WTO Market Access Agreement: Negotiations on WTO Memb... 11/19/2006 - Fact Sheet on U.S.-Russia Bilateral Market Access Agreement on Services...  11/19/2006 - Fact Sheet on U.S.-Russia Bilateral Market Access Agreement on Agricultural Goods...

Asia
Korea- US beef test disrupted-11/20/06 - A public inspection of the first shipment of U.S. beef to reach South Korea since the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United States in December 2003 was delayed due to protests by beef farmers and consumer activists. The protesters said that using an X-ray machine on the beef was insufficient to guarantee the beef is safe.
Exports to Exceed $300 Billion(Korea Times) - South Korea's cumulative exports so far this year are expected to exceed a landmark $300 billion early next month. By the end of the year, the total is estimated to reach $318 billion...
US Cools On Free Trade-11/20/06 - It looked like another thumping for George W. Bush. He arrived in Vietnam for a trade summit last week empty-handed, having just lost his party's majority in Congress…

Mexico
MX leftist plans parallel govt MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -11/20/06 - Mexico's leftist opposition leader was to swear in as "legitimate president" on Monday to revive his flagging campaign against a July election he says was rigged and to prevent his conservative rival from running the country.

U.S.
NPPC backs mandatory animal ID-11/20/06 - Incoming House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson told farm broadcasters at their national convention again on Friday he backs mandatory national animal identification, because USDA is "screwing up" in implementing a voluntary system.
Will there be enough corn?(Des Moines Register) 11/19/2006 - The state's farmers already produce about 20 percent of the nation's corn. But they will have to grow a lot more to keep up with the booming demand for fuel ethanol and maintain affordable supplies of corn for all its traditional uses, from livestock feed to tortillas, breakfast cereal and...

Russia
US beef returning to Russia -11/20/06 - The U.S. and Russia's official signing of a bilateral trade agreement yesterday effectively ends a Russian ban on U.S. beef. For additional information, go to USTR website: 11/19/2006 - United States, Russia Sign Bilateral WTO Market Access Agreement: Negotiations on WTO Memb... 11/19/2006 - Fact Sheet on U.S.-Russia Bilateral Market Access Agreement on Services...  11/19/2006 - Fact Sheet on U.S.-Russia Bilateral Market Access Agreement on Agricultural Goods...

Asia
Korea- US beef test disrupted-11/20/06 - A public inspection of the first shipment of U.S. beef to reach South Korea since the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United States in December 2003 was delayed due to protests by beef farmers and consumer activists. The protesters said that using an X-ray machine on the beef was insufficient to guarantee the beef is safe.
Exports to Exceed $300 Billion(Korea Times) - South Korea's cumulative exports so far this year are expected to exceed a landmark $300 billion early next month. By the end of the year, the total is estimated to reach $318 billion...
US Cools On Free Trade-11/20/06 - It looked like another thumping for George W. Bush. He arrived in Vietnam for a trade summit last week empty-handed, having just lost his party's majority in Congress…

Mexico
MX leftist plans parallel govt MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -11/20/06 - Mexico's leftist opposition leader was to swear in as "legitimate president" on Monday to revive his flagging campaign against a July election he says was rigged and to prevent his conservative rival from running the country.

U.S.
NPPC backs mandatory animal ID-11/20/06 - Incoming House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson told farm broadcasters at their national convention again on Friday he backs mandatory national animal identification, because USDA is "screwing up" in implementing a voluntary system.
Will there be enough corn?(Des Moines Register) 11/19/2006 - The state's farmers already produce about 20 percent of the nation's corn. But they will have to grow a lot more to keep up with the booming demand for fuel ethanol and maintain affordable supplies of corn for all its traditional uses, from livestock feed to tortillas, breakfast cereal and...