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TIGHTER FEED CONTROLS
Canadian government wants all specified risk material to be removed from the animal feed chain.

USA

USDA: Oct.-May U.S. Ag Trade Surplus is $9.3 Billion
In May 2004, both U.S. agricultural imports and exports declined marginally compared with April; however, imports continued falling more rapidly than exports, raising the export surplus slightly. The cumulative export surplus for the fiscal year to date, October 2003 through May 2004, equals $9.3 billion, up 26.5 percent from last year, according to USDA's Agricultural Trade Update released today.

USDA officials acknowledge flaws in BSE surveillance
Despite testifying at a joint hearing Wednesday by the House Committees on Agriculture and Government Reform, USDA Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong let the written word do most of the talking with regard to alleged flaws her office has uncovered in the Agriculture Department's BSE surveillance program.

SURVEILANCE PLAN DEFENDED
USDA says that its BSE surveillance program is working and is designed to find infected cattle.

Report says cow test plan flawed
Federal inspectors looking for more cases of mad cow disease may miss many high-risk cattle because of significant flaws in the government's stepped-up surveillance program, investigators say.

Americas

TIGHTER FEED CONTROLS
Canadian government wants all specified risk material to be removed from the animal feed chain.

USA

USDA: Oct.-May U.S. Ag Trade Surplus is $9.3 Billion
In May 2004, both U.S. agricultural imports and exports declined marginally compared with April; however, imports continued falling more rapidly than exports, raising the export surplus slightly. The cumulative export surplus for the fiscal year to date, October 2003 through May 2004, equals $9.3 billion, up 26.5 percent from last year, according to USDA's Agricultural Trade Update released today.

USDA officials acknowledge flaws in BSE surveillance
Despite testifying at a joint hearing Wednesday by the House Committees on Agriculture and Government Reform, USDA Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong let the written word do most of the talking with regard to alleged flaws her office has uncovered in the Agriculture Department's BSE surveillance program.

SURVEILANCE PLAN DEFENDED
USDA says that its BSE surveillance program is working and is designed to find infected cattle.

Report says cow test plan flawed
Federal inspectors looking for more cases of mad cow disease may miss many high-risk cattle because of significant flaws in the government's stepped-up surveillance program, investigators say.