China lifts US beef ban (Reuters via Yahoo! News) China has restored imports of United States beef, ending a two-and-a-half year ban prompted by fears of mad cow disease, state media reported. [News Source]

Canada loosens ban on US beef imports (AFP via Yahoo! News) Canada lifted restrictions on US cattle and beef imports, suspended in 2003 after a case of mad cow disease was found in the bordering US state of Washington, officials said. [News Source]

Canada lifts import ban on all US cattle classes (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Canada reopened its border to all classes of cattle from the United States on Thursday to try to normalize North American cattle trade following several mad cow disease discoveries in both countries. [News Source]

Canada Eases U.S. Meat, Cattle Import Restrictions (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) June 29 (Bloomberg) -- Canada said it eased some restrictions on U.S. livestock and meat imports imposed in 2003 after the country found its first case of mad-cow disease. [News Source]

Border battle lingers. Cattlemen call on feds to take action. [News Source]