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DJ Livestock Update: US Group Seeks To Stop Canada Cattle
(Comtex Business Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)WASHINGTON, Jan 09, 2006 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) --TOP STORIES
US Group Seeks Hearing To Stop Canada Cattle Imports
The cattle rancher group R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America filed a petition Friday to ask the U.S. District Court in Montana to hear its request for an injunction to stop the U.S. from allowing imports of Canadian cattle.
Turkey Govt:5 New Bird Flu Cases Are Deadly H5N1 Strain
DOGUBAYAZIT, Turkey (AP)--Preliminary tests showed five more people have been infected with the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu virus in Turkey, a health ministry official said Monday, indicating the disease was spreading.
S Korea, US Open Talks On Resuming American Beef Imports
SEOUL (AP)--South Korea and the U.S. kicked off talks Monday to work out conditions for resuming imports of American beef banned for two years because of mad cow fears.
Thousands Begin Protest Against Thai-US Free Trade Pact
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP)--Thousands of activists, many from AIDS groups fearing unaffordable drugs, began a weeklong protest Monday against a free trade pact between the United States and Thailand.
Italian Health Minister Calls Meeting To Discuss Bird Flu
ROME (AP)--Italy's health minister summoned experts to discuss the threat of bird flu Monday, amid fears that the virus could spread west from Turkey.
Vietnam Says Bird Flu Under Control For Now; Risks Remain
HANOI (AP)--Vietnam has not detected any bird flu outbreaks among its poultry in more than three weeks, but the country hardest-hit by the virus still faces a high risk of future flare-ups, an official said Monday.
EU To Ban Untreated Feathers From 6 Countries Near Turkey
BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--The European Commission Monday banned the import of untreated feathers from six countries near Turkey: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia.
STORIES OF INTEREST:
Texas, Oklahoma Fires Affect Small Percentage Of Farmland
KANSAS CITY (Dow Jones)--Wildfires that have blackened more than 609,000 acres of grass and brush in Texas and Oklahoma over the last two months have affected a very small percentage of total farmland in both states, according to Dow Jones Newswires calculations using figures from federal and state departments of agriculture.
Preliminary Data: 2005 US Pork Production Set New Record
KANSAS CITY (Dow Jones)--According to actual production data through November plus projected figures for December, 2005 U.S. commercial pork output appears to have hit a record high.
Taiwan May Decide Soon On US Beef Safety - US Officials
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--A Taiwanese scientific panel charged with reviewing the safety of U.S. beef for import is expected to meet sometime in the next two weeks to decide whether trade should be able to resume, U.S. government officials said.
Feb CME Live Cattle Longs Seen Ready To Roll
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Next week, live cattle futures traders and analysts estimate at least 38,000 long positions will move out of February and into April contracts, with concurrent swings in the price spread between those two months. In anticipation of that migration, large spread positions have been established, according to live cattle pit sources.
CGC To Supply US Beef To Affiliated Supermarkets -Nikkei
TOKYO (Nikkei)--C.G.C. Japan Co., a cooperative buying organization for supermarkets in Japan, will begin full-scale sales from Jan. 16 of U.S.-produced beef, on which the import ban has been lifted, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Saturday morning edition. C.G.C. Japan will start off by supplying 25 supermarkets nationwide.
Brazil Ag Min Refutes News Report On Beef Indus Labor
SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazil's Agriculture Ministry refuted a report published Thursday in the London's Daily Telegraph newspaper that said Brazil's beef industry was thriving on the backs of slave labor.
Brazil '05 Beef Exports Hit Record 1.4 Mln Tons -Govt
SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazil's beef exports hit a record 1.4 million metric tons in 2005, despite the banning of Brazilian beef by 52 nations, the Agriculture Ministry said Friday.
UN: 11 Million On Brink Of Starvation In Horn Of Africa
ROME (AP)--Millions of people in the Horn of Africa are "on the brink of starvation" because of severe drought, with some human deaths already reported in Kenya, the U.N. warned Friday.
WHO Tests If Turkey Bird Flu Passed From Human To Human
GENEVA (AP)--The World Health Organization is conducting tests to determine whether a cluster of bird flu deaths in eastern Turkey were spread from human to human, a spokeswoman said Friday.
Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Beef Franks For Labeling
KANSAS CITY (Dow Jones)--Hatfield Quality Meats of Hatfield, Pa., is voluntarily recalling about 464,820 pounds of beef franks because they contain an undeclared allergen (soy protein), the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Thursday in a release.
More Bird Flu Outbreaks In Turkey,Drs Treat More Patients
VAN, Turkey (AP)--A hospital official said 26 people were being treated for possible bird flu symptoms early Friday, as authorities from the health and agriculture ministries attempted to manage more outbreaks across the east of Turkey.
THE MARKETS:
CME Pork Review:Hogs Mostly Firm On Spreads;Bellies Higher
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mostly firm Friday on profit taking, spreading and positioning before the weekend and next week's Goldman Roll. Pork bellies finished higher on fund buying, $3-per-hundredweight higher 14- to 16-pound fresh bellies to $82 from $79 and lean hog advances that drove February and March to one-month tops.
CME Cattle Review: Mixed; Spreads, More New Feeders Highs
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed mixed amid late spreading Friday, while August and the more distant feeder cattle months hit new contract highs for the second straight session. February live cattle closed 22 points lower at 96.05 cents a pound. April settled unchanged at 94.55 cents. January feeder cattle settled up 17 points at 114.50 cents.
-By Curt Thacker; Dow Jones Newswires; 913-322-5178;
curt.thacker@dowjones.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
01-09-06 0747ET
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