Category: fta
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Quick Hits
Things I should have posted about but haven't.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/02/05/news/state/38-brucellosis.txt">Brucellosis is almost wiped out in the US</a> with the declaration that Texas is now Brucellosis Free. Of course there still is the problem of Brucellosis in Bison and elk in the Greater Yellowstone Area, but that is not cattle. I still think it can…
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Strong Statement
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/10/04/news/state/39-beef.txt">It appears</a> that the Bush Administration is taking to heart the noise from Congress about no Free Trade Agreement with South Korea until beef trade is normalized.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., said Wednesday that U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab has assured him that the Bush administration will not push a free-trade agreement with…
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At It Again
<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN0419657220070605?pageNumber=1">South Korea is at it again</a>. <br />n<br />n<blockquote><acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> spokesman Keith Williams said that while Seoul hasn't officially issued a ban on all U.S. beef shipments, the incident negatively impacted exports in the short term.<br />n<br />n"The mere fact is…