Live cattle prices slide amid export lull and demand concerns
National Slaughter Cattle Summary reports mixed cattle prices with live basis up to 12.00 recently, boxed beef at 141.97, and weak demand for fleshy stock due to export slowdowns. St. Joseph market notes steers 78.00-82.00, cows and bulls steady to higher, and feeder bids uneven as heavy receipts press bidding.
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Methane Gas Leases Topic at Kansas Farm Bureau Workshop
A 6:30 p.m. Tuesday workshop at Celebration Hall will explore methane gas leases as eastern Kansas producers drill beneath coal beds. Kansas Farm Bureau experts Terry Arthur and Mike Irvin and USGS geologist Larry Brady will present, with RSVP to Franklin County Farm Bureau at 242-4130.
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Limousin Foundation directors named for 2004 board
Gena Raymond Garnett and other North American Limousin Foundation leaders are shown on the 2004 board. The photo lists standing members Roger Potter, Bob Etherton, Bruce Lawrence, David Lee, Terry O Neill, Ed Pinegar, Bob Mitchell, Bob Miller berg, Roger Worthmann. seated officers Dean Settie Dave Berry Wendell Geeslin Jim Dyer Bob Funk Gordon Schuppe. Kent Andersen appears separately as executive vice president.
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China bans many meats amid disease fears
Chinese authorities have banned domestic and imported meats including American beef, South Korean wild boar, Tajikistan livestock, and poultry from Vietnam and Japan over SARS bird flu mad cow and foot and mouth fears. Officials say preemptive bans aim to prevent major problems despite little impact on the 1.3 billion population.
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Poland resumes imports of American beef after mad cow case
Poland becomes one of the first nations to ease U S beef restrictions, allowing fresh and frozen imports as of last week. In 2002 Poland bought 221000 dollars of U S beef, part of total U S exports exceeding 3 billion. Forty seven countries still ban U S beef, with Canada and the Philippines permitting boneless cuts.
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