Washington DC -June 21- The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Justice have announced the agenda and panelists for the June 25 workshop examining competition in the dairy industry.

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Washington DC - April 12 - The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) says a negotiated settlement with Brazil over the cotton dispute compromises the U.S. cattle industry and risks the introduction of animal disease into the U.S.

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Washington DC - March 29 - Democratic Members of the House Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to President Barack Obama renewing their call for immediate and effective action to address trade barriers which have exacerbated unsustainable trade deficits.

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Washington DC - March 9 - The fifth edition of the Power of Meat, a joint study by the American Meat Institute and the Food Marketing Institute, finds that the recession is continuing to impact food purchasing and consumption behavior, including the meat department.

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Washington DC - January 21 - Members of the Ways and Means committee joined in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, expressing frustration with Taiwan’s undoing of an October 2009 bilateral protocol regarding market access for U.S. beef and beef product exports to Taiwan.

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Washington DC - January 20 - A Montebello, Calif. meat packing establishment is recalling approximately 864,000 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service(FSIS) announced.

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Washington DC - January 15 - National Farmers Union and the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association submitted a joint letter to United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk, urging a vigorous defense of the country of origin labeling (COOL) law at the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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Washington DC - January 11 - The American Meat Institute (AMI) told the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative that mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) violates the United States’ international trade obligations for many reasons and that the U.S. must honor these obligations.

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Washington DC - January 11 - In 2009, weak profit margins for producers of beef, pork and poultry led to reductions in supply as 2010 begins which means a more favorable supply situation. However, questions still remain on the demand side of the equation, reports livestock economist John Anderson of Mississippi State University.

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Washington DC - January 8 - In comments submitted to the Department of Justice, The American Meat Institute (AMI) said that existing anti-trust and competition statutes are equally applicable and effective for the meat industry and all industries, and that efforts to regulate the meat industry in a unique way are ill-conceived.

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Washington DC - January 6 - The Office of the United States Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a statement regarding the decision by Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan to bar import of some U.S. beef and beef products.

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Washington DC - December 31 - The Amazon is being cleared both by soybean growers and by ranchers, who are expanding Brazil’s national herd of beef cattle. Oftentimes, soybean growers buy land from cattlemen, who have cleared the land and grazed it for a few years, pushing them ever deeper into the Amazon rainforest.

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Washington DC - December 30 - The Office of the United States Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a brief statement regarding the proposed amendment to Taiwan’s Food Sanitation Act that would bar import of some U.S. beef and beef products.

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Washington DC - December 21 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that it will solicit further public comments on the proposed rule, “Nutrition Labeling of Single-Ingredient Products and Ground or Chopped Meat and Poultry Products.”

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Washington DC - December 14 - U.S. beef exports hit their highest monthly volume for the entire year in October, while pork exports achieved their second-best month of 2009, according to the latest statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

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