2008

• Costa Rica, Belize, Qatar And Ghana Join Nations For Full Market Access Of U.S. Beef (08/20/08)

• U.S./Korea Officials Still Working on Beef Trade Issues (USDA Radio News; 06/05/08 - real, mp3, wave)

• South Korea Delays U.S. Beef Trade Again (USDA Radio News; 06/03/08 - real, mp3, wave)

• Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer Announces Plan To End Exceptions To Animal Handling Rule (05/20/08)


— Schafer Proposes Total Downer Ban (USDA Radio News; 05/20/08 - real, mp3)

• South Korea To Delay Full U.S. Beef Trade (USDA Radio News; 05/14/08 - real, mp3, wave)

• National Animal Identification System Plan Making Progress (USDA Radio News; 05/13/08 - real, mp3, wave)

• Statement by USTR Schwab on Recent Developments in Korea (U.S. Trade Representative, 05/12/08)

• Schafer: South Korean Beef Deal Strong Despite Opposition (USDA Radio News; 05/09/08 - real, mp3, wave)

• Russia Allows for Importation of U.S. Livestock (05/07/08)

• Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer on South Korea Reopening Market to U.S. Beef and Beef Products in Line with International Standards (04/18/08)
  — KORUS FTA: Fact Sheet on opening South Korea to U.S. Beef
  — Korea To Open Market To U.S. Beef (USDA Radio News; 04/17/08 - real, mp3, wave)

• Statement By Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner Regarding Indonesia and Barbados Allowing Full Market Access For Beef and Beef Products In Line With International Standards  (01/23/08)