Asia
USMEF immerses Korean bloggers in U.S. beef
A group of 10 influential South Korean bloggers received a total immersion in U.S. beef last week, enjoying a four-part program that involved cooking with American beef, product tasting, a chef’s cooking demonstration and a beef sampling event for the bloggers’ visitors.
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USDA trade mission to open doors for U.S. ag in China
Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead nearly 40 American businesses on a U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to China March 23-28. U.S. agricultural exports to China have grown more than 80 percent in the past three years.
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U.S./South Korea FTA takes effect amid controversy
A U.S.-South Korea free trade pact that has stirred controversy in both countries since it was negotiated took effect on Thursday with opposition politicians in Seoul vowing to block parts of the deal they don't like.
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Argentina unlikely to sell large corn volumes to China
Argentina is unlikely to sell large volumes of corn to China this year, despite a recent deal between the two countries on trading the grain, due to a lower-than-expected output, an Argentine trader said on Wednesday.
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Frost & Sullivan: China's beef market has great growth potential
US renowned growth consulting company Frost & Sullivan issued a research report in February, 2012, believing that China's beef market has a fairly bright future.
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Vilsack leads 40 U.S. companies on trade mission to China
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is leading an agricultural trade mission to China to build partnerships between U.S. and Chinese businesses and enhance job growth in the U.S.
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U.S. decision on trade talks in Japan's hand
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk to assure lawmakers on Wednesday that the United States would not sign off on Japan's entry into trans-Pacific trade talks until it is confident Tokyo is ready to meet high U.S. goals for the pact.
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Obama, eyeing China, creates trade enforcement unit
President Barack Obama, following through on a promise to beef up enforcement of trade agreements, on Tuesday signed an executive order creating a new government team to make sure China and others play by the rules.
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USMEF: Korea FTA begins duty reductions on U.S. beef, pork
March 15 was recently announced as the implementation date for the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. So how will this affect market access for U.S. beef and pork?
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U.S. wants more talks on Japan bid to join Pacific trade group
The United States said this week it was still considering whether to support Japan's bid to join talks on a trans-Pacific regional free trade agreement, three months after Tokyo announced interest in the negotiations.
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Northwest China farm infected with foot-and-mouth disease
Foot-and-mouth disease was detected in four head of cattle on a farm in northwest China according to an official from the Ministry of Agriculture.
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