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Will EU trade negotiations benefit U.S. pork industry?
The Obama Administration has formally notified Congress that it will soon enter negotiations on a comprehensive trade agreement with the European Union.
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White House gives Congress 90-day notice on EU trade talks
The White House on Wednesday formally notified Congress of its plans to begin free trade talks with the 27-nation European Union, an effort to build on the world's largest trade and investment relationship to spur new economic growth.
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USMEF: Producers see export opportunities firsthand
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) conducted its 2013 Market Expo last week in Lima, Peru, and Panama City, Panama.
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China’s tide of dead pigs passes 13,000
Chinese officials have removed more than 13,000 pig carcasses from a river near Shanghai, China’s financial capital. This number has more than doubled since last week’s report of 6,600.
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Frost hits Argentine soy fields, some yield loss expected
A sudden blast of Arctic air shocked late-planted soy fields in parts of Argentina's main grains province Buenos Aires over the weekend, putting pressure on harvest expectations in one of the world's top exporters of beans and soy byproducts.
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Japan supported by U.S. ag to join Pacific trade talks
Japan will seek to join negotiations for a wide-ranging, multilateral free-trade pact with the United States and other Pacific nations, and agricultural associations in the U.S. are supportive of the move.
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U.N. bodies want to tackle drought to avert food crisis
U.N. agencies want to strengthen national drought policies after warnings that climate change would increase their frequency and severity.
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Pork exports begin 2013 lower
According to the USDA's latest Livestock, Dairy and Poultry report, more than 423 million pounds of U.S. pork products were shipped to foreign destinations in January 2013, almost 16 percent below January 2012.
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Officials: 6,600 dead pigs dumped into Chinese river
More than 6,000 bloated pig carcasses have been pulled from a Chinese river, igniting a firestorm of public and media scrutiny in China and across the globe.
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NPPC welcomes Japan Into TPP talks
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) welcomes Japan’s request to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and urged the United States and other TPP countries to swiftly accept the Asian nation into the regional trade talks.
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EU, Canada see trade deal as possible template for U.S. deal
There are still obstacles to a Canada-European Union free trade deal, the prime ministers of Canada and France said on Thursday, but both said a deal could smooth the way for a similar EU deal with Washington.
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