USDA may allow China to import chickens to U.S.. The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to allow China, where 14 people have died of bird flu since 2003, to sell chicken to the United States. [News Source]

9th case of mad cow disease confirmed in Canada (AG Weekly) OTTAWA (AP) — The United States said Thursday it would dispatch a specialist to help investigate Canada’s latest case of mad cow, but that Washington did not expect the new finding to hurt trade between the two countries. [News Source]