Europe
EU meat tax proposed
The Swedish government is pushing for a meat tax to help curb the environmental impact of meat production, but officials don’t want to stop there. They would like to see the meat tax enacted throughout all of the European Union.
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Russia says Brazil could raise beef imports after additive ban
Brazil could end up increasing beef exports to Russia, its biggest buyer, after banning a controversial feed additive that promotes muscle growth in animals such as pigs and cattle, Russia's food safety watchdog said on Thursday.
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USDA, USTR ask Russia to suspend new testing for meat
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk have issued a statement in response to Russia's new requirements that U.S. beef and pork exports to Russia be tested and certified free of the feed additive ractopamine.
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U.S. trade deal could be a lot for Europe to swallow
Can Europeans, who have balked for years at many U.S. food imports, accept a free-trade agreement with the United States that opens the door for imports of genetically modified crops and chickens cleaned with chlorine?
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U.S. Senate nears vote on Russia trade, rights bill
The U.S. Senate is expected to approve a bill this week to upgrade trade relations with Russia and to penalize Russian human rights violators, sending it to President Barack Obama to sign into law, congressional aides said on Tuesday.
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EU trade chief calls on Mexico to reopen trade pact with Europe
Europe and Mexico need to go back to the negotiating table to rework their 12-year-old free-trade agreement to include services and agriculture, the European Union's top trade official said on Monday.
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EU 2013 budget talks end in failure
Talks on the European Union's 2013 budget collapsed in acrimony on Friday, denting hopes of a swift deal later this month on the bigger issue of the bloc's long-term spending for 2014-2020.
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Lot of work left on Canada-EU trade deal, both sides say
Canada and the European Union still have plenty of work to do on a proposed free trade treaty that is supposed to be finished by the end of the year, officials from both sides said on Thursday.
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USMEF: Strong demand for U.S. meat in Russia, challenges remain
Russia’s demand for U.S. meat is very strong. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) has returned from the World Food Moscow exhibition with a positive outlook for U.S. pork and beef.
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Russia finally joins WTO
After 18 years of negotiations, Russia joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Aug. 22, but there was barely a whisper about it throughout Corn Belt agriculture, which has a lot to gain or lose.
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EU to limit use of crop-based biofuels
The European Union (EU) will impose a limit on the use of crop-based biofuels over fears they are less climate-friendly than initially thought and compete with food production, according to draft EU legislation.
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- YSA members gain insight into agribusiness, retail industries
- Meat industry associations quick to attack the new MCOOL rule
- Team up against bovine respiratory disease
- Oil prices pare losses on U.S. equities turnaround
- Future of food discussion with Agriculture Secretary
- Ag markets diverged prove rather volatile on Thursday
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
