• USDA Secretary Expresses Disappointment About Korea's Rejection of U.S. Beef Shipments (12/06/06)

• Johanns Committed to Voluntary Animal ID System (USDA Radio News; 11/29/06 - real, mp3)
  Market Forces May Boost Animal ID System (USDA Radio News; 11/29/06 - real, mp3)
  Official Says Animal ID Info Would Be Confidential (USDA Radio News; 11/24/06 - real, mp3)
  — No Plans for Mandatory Animal ID System (USDA Radio News; 11/24/06 - real, mp3)

• South Korean Protocol for U.S. Beef and Trade Barriers (USDA Radio News; 11/29/06 - real, mp3)
  — Other U.S. Beef Shipments To Test South Korea Protocol (USDA Radio News; 11/28/06 - real, mp3)
  — Korean Beef Import Suspension Prompts Strong Reactions (USDA Radio News; 11/28/06 - real, mp3)
  — First U.S. Beef Shipment to South Korea Rejected (USDA Radio News; 11/28/06 - real, mp3)

• USDA Resubmits Rule for Older Canadian Cattle Imports (USDA Radio News; 11/28/06 - real, mp3)

• Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding U.S. Beef Trade with Korea (09/07/06)

• Canada Completes Epidemiological Investigation Of 7th BSE Case (08/25/06)

• Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Canada's Eighth BSE Case (08/23/06)

• Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding The Reopening Of The Japanese Market To U.S. Beef (07/27/06)
  — U.S. Begins Job Of Rebuilding Its Beef Market In Japan (USDA Radio News; 07/28/06 - real, mp3, wave)
  — Japan Resumes U.S. Beef Shipments (USDA Radio News; 07/26/06 - real, mp3, wave)

• USDA Announces New BSE Surveillance Program  (07/20/06)

• Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Canada's Seventh Case Of BSE (07/13/07)

• Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Resumption Of Beef Trade With China  (06/30/06)

• USDA Radio Reports on BSE:
  — Some BSE Cases Atypical: USDA officials concede a BSE strain different from the most prevalent form has been found in cases world wide, including the U.S. (06/15/06 - real, mp3)
  — Atypical Forms of BSE: USDA Chief Veterinarian John Clifford acknowledges there are perhaps other forms of BSE that are being identified through science. (06/15/06 - real, mp3)

• USDA Officials Visit Asian Countries To Negotiate for U.S. Beef Trade
  — U.S., Japan Fail To Reach Final Agreement on Reopening Beef Trade (U.S. Department of State; 05/19/06)
  — USDA Acting Under Secretary Lambert Speaks to the Press After Tokyo Beef Talks (05/19/06)
  — USDA Audit Report for U.S. Beef (Export Verification Program for Japan; 05/19/06)
  — USDA Under Secretary Lambert Presents Opening Statement for Tokyo Beef Talks (05/17/06)
  — Negotiators See Progress on U.S.-China Beef Trade Protocol (U.S. Department of State; 05/16/06)
  — USDA Concludes First Round of Talks on Protocol for Resumption of U.S. Beef Sales to China (05/15/06)
  — United States, Vietnam Conclude In Principle Bilateral WTO Accession Agreement on Market Access (USTR; 05/14/06)
  USDA Radio Reports on Asian Ag Trade Talks:
  — China Expected To Resume U.S. Beef Trade (05/23/06 - real, mp3, wave)
  — One More Step Towards Reopening Japanese Beef Market (05/18/06 - real, mp3, wave)
  — China and U.S. Need More Agreement on Beef Trade (05/16/06 - real, mp3)
  — USDA Official Positive About China Resuming Beef Trade (05/16/06 - real, mp3)
  — China’s Growing Economy (05/16/06 - real, mp3)
  — The China Factor (05/10/06 - real, mp3, wave)

• USDA Releases BSE Prevalence Estimate For U.S. (04/28/06)

• Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and APHIS Administrator Dr. Ron Dehaven Hold Telenews Conference on the Enhanced BSE Surveillance Program (04/28/06)
• Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Canada's Fifth Case Of BSE (04/16/06)
  — Johanns Comments On Latest Canadian BSE Case (USDA Radio; 04/17/06 - real, mp3, wave)
• China Agrees To Resume U.S. Beef Imports (USDA Radio; 04/11/06 - real, mp3, wave)

• Johanns Releases National Animal Identification System Implementation Plan(04/06/06)

• Economic Effects of Animal Diseases Linked to Trade Dependency (USDA's Economic Research Service via Amber Waves magazine; April 2006)

• USDA To Dispatch Technical Team To Japan (03/22/06)

• Positive BSE Test Results: Statement by Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford (03/13/06)
  — New BSE Case Confirmed (USDA Radio; 03/13/06 - real, mp3, wave)
  — Transcript on News Conference (03/13/06)
  — Second USDA Confirmatory Test Results Positive For BSE (03/15/06)

• Statement by Chief Veterinary Medical Officer John Clifford Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Regarding Inconclusive BSE Test Results (03/11/06)

• Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding meeting in London with Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shoichi Nakagawa  (03/10/06)

• Malaysia Opens Market To U.S. Beef Products (03/07/06)

• Johanns Announces Results Of Investigation Into Ineligble Veal Shipment To Japan (02/17/06)
  — Transcript of Johanns Tele-News Conference
  — REPORT: Japan Export Investigation  (.pdf)

• Transcript of Secretary Mike Johanns Remarks To The National Cattlemen's Beef Association Annual Meeting - Denver, Colorado (02/03/06)

• Mexico Opens Market To U.S. Bone-In Beef (02/01/06)

• Taiwan Reopens Market To U.S. Beef (01/25/06)

• Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding BSE Finding In Canada (01/23/06)

• Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding U.S. Beef Exports To Japan (01/20/06)

• Singapore Reopens Market to U.S. Beef (01/19/2006)

• Johanns and USTR Portman Welcome Progress To Reopen Korean Market to U.S. Beef (01/13/06)
  -- U.S. Beef Trade Team Bound For Korea (USDA Radio; 01/04/06 - real, mp3, wave)

2003-2005

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