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2010 Iowa ag exports topped $7 billion
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) director, Debi Durham today announced that international demand remains strong for Iowa's agriculture products. They cited recently released numbers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) showing that Iowa exported $7.04 billion in agricultural goods in fiscal year 2010.
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Australian beef demand holds in Japan as local demand falls
Japan's consumption of Australian beef is holding up, while demand for local beef is falling sharply, as concerns over irradiated cattle broaden, Melanie Brock, Japan regional manager for the marketing concern Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd., said Tuesday.
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ACCC allows Cargill & Teys beef joint venture to move forward
Cargill Beef Australia and Teys Bros announced today that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has determined that it does not propose to intervene in the proposed merger of Cargill Beef and Teys Bros.
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Australia lifts ban on cattle exports to Indonesia
Australia resumed its $350 million a year live cattle trade with Indonesia on Wednesday following a temporary ban over cruelty concerns.
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Famed Australia ranch to be sold due to export ban
Australia's best-known Outback cattle ranch has been put on the market by an owner who on Wednesday blamed the country's ban on livestock exports to Indonesia for destroying her livelihood.
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Cattle producers threaten suit in Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald reports poor animal handling practices in Indonesia resulting in suspended exports from Australia may lead to a class action suit by Australian cattle farmers.
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Commentary: Beef bashing Down Under
Aussies are grappling with the reality that humane transport for exported cattle often ends in horrific abuse once the animals arrive at Asian destinations. So should such sales be halted?
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Australia suspends live cattle trade to Indonesia
Australia has suspended live cattle exports to Indonesia after an outcry over footage that showed the animals screaming and writhing as they were slaughtered, the government said Wednesday as a key political party called for a permanent ban on the trade to any country.
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Cargill announces partnership with Australian processor
Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal reports Cargill will team with the second-largest beef processor in Australia in a joint venture to process up to 1.5 million head of cattle per year.
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Scientist uses award to find if calm cattle make better beef
ABC Rural reports an award by the Australian Meat Processor Corporation will help a Murdoch University scientist find if a cow’s temperament affects the beef it produces.
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Commentary: Aussie advocacy
In response to a backlash against efforts to develop a viable rural industry harvesting kangaroos, a commercial and scientific coalition has crafted a powerful antidote to the animal activists.
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- Are drones protected by the First Amendment?
- U.S. dollar strength weighed heavily on commodities overnight
- Natural gas prices averages $3.97 per MMBtu for June
- House begins Farm Bill debate
- Measuring consumer satisfaction for beef producers
- Natural gas production declines in the GOM strong on the mainland
