http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/europe RSS Feed for Europe en-us Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:45:01 GMT http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/europe/US-EU-mull-talks-on-a-wide-ranging-trade-deal-146336455.html The United States and the European Union are giving serious thought to starting talks on a free trade agreement covering all business sectors, including agriculture, a traditional source of friction between the two sides, a top U.S. trade official said. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/europe/USEU-partnership-to-allow-equal-organic-trade-139377323.html USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan has announced that the United States and the European Union have agreed to recognize the two nations’ organic programs as equivalent and allow access to each other's markets. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/europe/Putin-pledges-support-for-Russian-livestock-farms-138443774.html Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pledged support for livestock farming on Tuesday and sought to assure farmers that Russia's membership in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) did not threaten the fast-growing sector. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/europe/Sen-McConnell-Expect-the-3-free-trade-pacts-to-be-submitted-soon-130196628.html Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said Tuesday he expects free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to be submitted to Congress soon, as debate got underway on a tariff bill that could pave the way for passage of the long-delayed trade pacts. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/europe/Cattle-Outlook-June-beef-exports-up-19-percent-led-by-Japan-128089318.html International beef trade continues to be a big factor in this year's record cattle prices. During the first half of 2011, 10.3% of U.S. beef production was exported and imports equaled 8.1% of production. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/europe/2010-Iowa-ag-exports-topped-7-billion--126273048.html 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. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/europe/Commodities-market-impact-weather-Favorable-heat-for-Midwest-124646954.html Favorable Midwest heat, light Northern Plains rainfall, a variable Delta and Southeast trend, dry and hot for wheat harvest, additional West Texas heat, mixed trends in the Canadian Prairies, a hotter trend in northern China, periods of rain in central China, hotter and drier in western Europe, rainy and cool in Ukraine and Russia, and an mixed monsoon rain pattern in India are the main weather items for the commodity trade's attention. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/europe/Hamburger-suspected-in-French-E-coli-cases-124085559.html French authorities are investigating two new suspected cases of E. coli linked to hamburger patties that have already sickened seven children, the health minister said Friday. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/europe/Commodities-market-impact-weather-Continued-Midwest-field-work-delays-122008674.html Continued delays in Midwest field work, persistent dryness in the Southern Plains, limited field-work progress in the Northern Plains, a mixed pattern in the Delta, another dry outlook for West Texas, meager rainfall in western Europe, a developing drier trend in Ukraine, a mild pattern in central China, and approaching showers over northern China are the main weather items for the commodity trade's attention. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/europe/USMEF-Report-US-beef-exports-to-Europe-growing-faster-than-expected-121150589.html In mid-2009, the United States and the European Union struck an agreement that defused the tension over beef from cattle raised with growth promotants.