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UPDATE 1-Brazil ports screen ships coming from SARS areas
Brazil has begun screening cargo ships coming from high-risk areas for instances of the flu-like SARS virus before allowing the ships to dock, a government official said on Thursday.

 

Europe

 

Russia may set fresh beef import quota
Russia may set an import quota on fresh and chilled beef of 11,500 tones for this year, a spokesman for the Economic Development and Trade Ministry said on Saturday.

 

Meat Production:
In Russia, the government says it plans to encourage more domestic meat production this year.  Russia imported $2.1 billion dollars in meat and poultry last year.  But the number would have been higher if the Russians had not imposed restrictions that largely shut off poultry exports from the US for several months.  Russia has imposed tariffs on meat imports as it hopes to reduce its dependence on imported meats.

 

War Coverage Hits NZ Meat Exports
War watching has proved more damaging to New Zealand's meat export trade than any other consequence of the conflict in Iraq

 

USA

 

Kenneth Fulk, former secretary for Iowa Beef Producers, dead at 85
Kenneth Fulk, former national secretary for the American Shorthorn Association and field secretary for the Iowa Beef Producers association, died last week at his home in Wildomar, Calif. He was 85.

 

Anti-Terrorism How-To
USDA is planning a series of workshops to help meat and food processors prevent terrorist attacks on their facilities.

 

Meat Supplies Rise Slightly
USDA reports that March’s total livestock slaughter for red meat production rose one percent.