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In the News
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U.S. Requests
Negotiations with South Korea on Beef Trade
(Dow Jones, December 19, 2007) |
| From ERS |
Livestock,
Dairy, Poultry Outlook. The beef export
forecast for the fourth quarter of 2006 was
reduced slightly, due to some softness observed
in exports to Mexico, and to the failure of
South Korean to effectively open its market
to U.S. beef. The South Korean government
recently rejected small shipments of beef
from three different U.S. packers. |
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U.S. To Allow
Imports of Cooked Chicken from China (Dow
Jones, December 14, 2007) |
| From ERS |
Food
Safety Improvements Underway in China.
Facing growing demand abroad and at home for
safer food, China is overhauling its food
system to meet international food safety standards.
The increased costs of achieving higher food
standards will dampen the growth of Chinese
agricultural exports if not offset by greater
export demand. |
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In the News
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E. Coli Outbreaks
Prompt Growers To Enhance Safety (Chicago
Tribune, December 12, 2006) |
| From ERS |
Economics
of Foodborne Disease: E. coli. ERS estimates
that, each year in the United States, foodborne
E. coli O157:H7 disease costs $659.1 million
to society and foodborne E. coli non-O157
STEC disease costs $329.7 million for a combined
total of $988.8 million.
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In the News
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Federal Agency
Estimates Doubling in Ethanol Demand by 2012
(Reuters, December 5, 2006) |
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International
Trade, Biofuel Initiatives Reshaping the Soybean
Sector. Increased domestic and global
demand over the past decade continues to pull
U.S. soybean production steadily upward. Expanding
use of corn and soybeans for domestic biofuel
production and global market trends are likely
to influence the future direction of the soybean
sector. |
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