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Asia Pacific

Beef U-Turn Urged By Restaurant Industry
Preparations are under way to resume beef imports from the United States and Canada. The potential U-turn comes after a panel on mad cow disease published a draft report saying there was little difference in the risk of infection from domestic or imported beef.

Japan Shrugs Off U.S. Pressure On Beef Ban
Japan says legislation introduced by U.S. lawmakers to impose retaliatory tariffs over a 22-month ban on U.S. beef imports will have no impact on its deliberations on whether to lift its embargo.

Australia

Pork Producers Allowed To Pursue Case In Quarantine Fight
The High Court will allow Australian Pork Limited (APL) to pursue its case against quarantine measures for imported pig meat.

Europe

BSE Cases In Ireland Down By 50 Percent
The number of BSE cases on Irish farms in 2005 is running at half last year’s levels, Agriculture Department figures revealed today. The total number of cases is 56 compared to 105 for the same period in 2004.

EU Makes New Offer To Cut Ag Tariffs
The European Union offered on Friday to reduce average agricultural tariffs by 46 percent, its steepest offer ever, in a proposal aimed at breaking a deadlock in world trade talks.

Americas

Thousands Attend Barbecue To Protest Brazilian Beef Ban
Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets Thursday to try to show the rest of the world that Brazilian beef is safe — by roasting and eating 22,000 pounds of it.

United States

Companies Promote Premium Pork
Two Sioux Center, Iowa-based firms that specialize in the production of Berkshire hogs have formed a joint venture to market premium pork products under a new brand name.

Japanese Ambassador Visits Nebraska
U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel will host Japanese Ambassador Ryozo Kato Friday as the two tour beef operations in Omaha and Springfield.

Montana Researchers Find Answers To Animal ID Questions
Montana researchers have answered some of the questions raised by the proposed creation of a national livestock identification program, said John Paterson, director of the Montana Beef Network and Montana State University Extension beef specialist.