Agribusiness Update for Monday 1/21/13

Agribusiness Update for Monday 1/21/13

This is the Agribusiness Update...I’m Greg Martin...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is investigating a case of possible bovine tuberculosis in a dairy cow. The cow had been sent to a Cowlitz County facility for slaughter, but the meat was held after a food safety inspector identified a problem and submitted samples for testing. State health officials say there’s no immediate human health concern connected to the suspected bovine TB case.

WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy has expressed hope that the Russian Federation “will use the opportunity of WTO accession as part of a wider strategy to improve the competitiveness of the Russian economy and to successfully integrate into the global marketplace, in order to increase welfare for the Russian people”.

The U. S. Department of Agriculture is requesting comments on proposed revisions to eight U.S. Standards for Grades of Frozen Vegetables. Grade classifications would be standardized, allowing for a single descriptor for each level.

That’s today’s Agribusiness Update from the Ag Information Network. 

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