South Korea asks US to change beef import agreement (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News) South Korea said Tuesday it has asked the U.S. to make a key change to a beef import agreement after large-scale anti-government protests over the weekend by South Koreans fearful of mad cow disease. [News Source]

SKorea asks US to limit beef imports (AP via Yahoo! News) South Korea said Tuesday it has asked the U.S. to make a key change to a beef import agreement, following large-scale protests by South Koreans concerned over mad cow disease. [News Source]

SKorea asks US to limit beef imports (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) South Korea said Tuesday it has asked the U.S. to make a key change to a beef import agreement, following large-scale protests by South Koreans concerned over mad cow disease. Agriculture Minister Chung Woon-chun told a press conference that the government asked the U.S. to refrain from exporting any beef that comes from cattle aged over 30 months, which are considered to be at greater ... [News Source]

Reports: South Korea seeking renegotiation of beef import accord with US (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) South Korea has approached the United States about possibly renegotiating their April beef import agreement, which has sparked persistent protests among South Koreans concerned over mad cow disease, newspapers reported Tuesday. The nationally circulated JoongAng Ilbo quoted a high-ranking government official it did not identify as saying that South Korea wants to change the accord to ... [News Source]

South Korea May Continue to Restrict Some U.S. Beef, Daily Says (Bloomberg.com) June 3 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea may continue to restrict imports of U.S. beef from cows aged more than 30 months to ease public concerns over mad-cow disease, Korea Economic Daily said, citing an unidentified ruling Grand National Party official. [News Source]

US companies to indicate age on beef for S. Korea (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Several U.S. beef companies said Monday they will begin labeling shipments to South Korea to note how old slaughtered cattle were at the time of their death, responding to weekend protests over fears that U.S. beef imports carry a risk of mad cow disease. [News Source]

U.S. companies to label beef bound for South Korea (WKBT La Crosse) LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Several U.S. beef companies announced Monday they would begin labeling shipments to South Korea with stickers noting how old slaughtered cattle were at the time of their death, responding to weekend street protests over past imports of beef tainted by mad cow disease. [News Source]

Beef industry wants Ottawa to downgrade BSE feed ban rules to match those in U.S. (Brandon Sun) EDMONTON - Canada's beef industry wants Ottawa to downgrade feed ban rules brought in to help eliminate mad cow disease so that producers can better compete with the United States. [News Source]

S. Korean president shows no signs of dropping U.S. beef import plan amid protests. The South Korean president showed no signs of dropping a plan to resume U.S. beef imports, despite nearly 40,000 people holding an anti-government protest. [News Source]

South Korea to delay resumption of US beef imports. The South Korean government said Monday it was delaying its planned resumption of U.S. beef imports after tens of thousands of people took to the streets in protest over the weekend. [News Source]