WASHINGTON - Mar 1/05 - SNS -- The USDA wants to increase fees for certain grading services for eggs, poultry and rabbits. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Mar 1/05 - SNS -- The European Commission has launched an internet-based consultation of consumer perceptions of veal as part of an effort to develop a standard definition for veal. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - Mar 1/05 - SNS -- The Saskatchewan Cattle Feeders Association is sponsoring a March 4 information meeting at 2 PM at the Saskatoon Auction Mart here on exporting live cattle to the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 1/05 - SNS -- Analysts at Purdue University are urging hog producers to consider forward pricing 2005 production to take advantage of current values because of a strong possibility markets will trend lower the balance of the year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CANBERRA - Mar 2/05 - SNS -- Favorable prices will support rebuilding of the Australian sheep herd, Richard Perry, Research Economist with ABARE (Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics), told the Outlook 2005 conference here. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BILLINGS - Mar 205 - SNS -- A federal court judge here imposed a temporary injunction on USDA plans to open the border to imports of Canadian live cattle under 30 months of age on March 7. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 2/05 - SNS -- The U.S. based American Meat Institute (AMI) expressed disappointment with a federal court injunction against the opening of the U.S. border to imports of live cattle from Canada on March 7. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BOZEMAN - Mar 3/05 - SNS -- Montana State University agricultural economists worry that re-opening the U.S. border to imports of Canadian cattle will drive down prices for U.S. cattle producers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 3/05 - SNS -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will study emissions from livestock facilities in an effort to develop national air emissions standards for the U.S. livestock and poultry industries. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 3/05 - SNS -- The U.S.-based American Meat Institute (AMI) blasted the facts used to support a preliminary injunction which prevents the USDA from opening the border to imports of Canadian live cattle on March 7. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 3/05 - SNS -- The U.S. Senate voted 52 to 46 in favor of continuing to ban live cattle imports from Canada and forcing the USDA to cease efforts to reverse a preliminary injunction granted in Montana against restarted trade March 7. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Mar 4/05 - SNS -- Red meat production slipped 2% in the United States during 2004 to 45.6 billion pounds as a steep, 6% decline in beef output in 2004 more than offset record pork production levels, reports the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Mar 4/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd during the past week rocketed upward on strong selling interest for both sheep and cattle. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Mar 4/05 - MFB -- Plans to conditionally reopen the U.S.-Canadian border to cattle trade on Monday, March 7, were delayed at least 10 days following an injunction filed Wednesday, March 2 in Montana. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 4/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 7/05 - SNS -- Cargill Meat Solutions will further reduce the number of cattle it processes each week at its seven U.S. beef plants. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 7/05 - SNS -- Obvious anti-trade sentiment in the United States will cost the U.S. industry in the long run by converting Canada from a primary supplier of raw ingredients into a fierce international competitor, warns the U.S.-based American Meat Institute (AMI). . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Mar 7/05 - SNS -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has struck down preliminary counter-vailing duties against live hog imports from Canada, but will continue to assess anti-dumping duties averaging 10.63%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Mar 10/05 - SNS -- Total meat production in the United States this year is now expected to be lower than first thought, according to the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board's March supply demand forecast. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Mar 10/05 - SNS -- Sheep and lamb prices in the United States are expected to remain strong despite an increase the size of the herd for the first time since 1990, believes North Dakota State University Extension Service livestock marketing economist Tim Petry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- There are signs Japan will ease its bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) testing regime for domestic cattle, which is being viewed as helping eliminate some of the last road blocks to resuming imports of U.S. beef. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd during the past week slumped on declining selling interest for both sheep and cattle. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 14/05 - SNS -- Government officials in Japan are sounding like beef trade between the United States and that country could resume by summer. . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON - Mar 16/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Cattlemen for Fair Trade (CCFT) is pressing forward with efforts to bring the U.S. border closure before a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) dispute panel. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Mar 18/05 - SNS -- Livestock sold through online auctions managed by AuctionsPlus Pty Ltd plunged during the past week on a sharp drop in sheep sales. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BISMARCK – Mar 18/05 - SNS -- State veterinarians in North Dakota report a herd of cattle from South Dakota which was pastured on west-central North Dakota last summer has tested positive for bovine trichomoniasis. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 18/05 - SNS -- The USDA is appealing the a preliminary injunction granted by a Montana judge which has kept the U.S. border closed to imports of live cattle since it was to open March 7. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 18/05 - MFB -- Canadian agriculture officials urged Americans to "remove the rhetoric and emotion" surrounding bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), concentrate on the science supporting the reopening of the U.S.-Canadian border, andrecognize that as the world's largest trading partners, the two countries must continue "talking to each other and supporting each other" to re-establish vital trade. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Mar 18/05 - SNS -- The number of cattle and calves on feed for the U.S. slaughter market totaled 11.2 million head on March 1 in feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head, according to the USDA. The inventory was 2% above March 1, 2004 and 6% above March 1, 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 18/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Mar 20/05 - SNS -- Australian researchers have found a negative correlation between the amount of wool produced by Merino sheep and the reproductive and general health of the animals. . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON - Mar 22/05 - SNS -- The Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) and Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) jointly filed for intervener status in the R-CALF vs. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) law suit to be heard in U.S. District Court for Montana, Billings Division in late July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 22/05 - SNS -- Egypt has lifted its ban on imports of U.S. beef and beef products from animals less than 30 months of age. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 22/05 - SNS -- Total red meat supplies in freezers finished February up 4% from January, totalling 959.4 million pounds. This is also down 1% from February 29 of 2004, notes the USDA in its latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Mar 24/05 - SNS -- The United States recorded a 1% increase in commercial red meat production in February, producing 3.42 billion pounds of meat, according to the latest USDA report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Mar 24/05 - SNS -- Hog inventories were 1% higher in the United States on March 1, totalling 59.9 . . . Continue or visitors click here

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NEW YORK - Mar 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by pork belly traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by live cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by lean hogs traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Mar 25/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by feeder cattle traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 28/05 - SNS -- Four states in Mexico are now considered free of classical swine fever (CSF), according to amended regulations of the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - Mar 30/05 - SNS -- Canadian livestock producers trying to move beyond crisis management into restructuring their industry by increasing domestic beef slaughter and processing capacity received nothing more than platitudes in the latest billion dollar farm aid package from Ottawa. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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OTTAWA - Mar 31/05 - SNS -- The Cuban government agreed to its ban on imports of Canadian live cattle after a meeting between Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Andy Mitchell and the Cuban Minister of Agriculture, Alfredo Jordán Morales. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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