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Asia Pacific
Agriculture threatens free trade talks-Australia
Australia said on Tuesday it was disappointed at continuing failure by World Trade Organisation (WTO) members to agree on farm subsidy cuts, warning this put the Doha round of global free trade talks at risk.
China may extend GMO interim rules to April-source
China's Agriculture Ministry is expected to extend interim measures allowing imports of genetically modified organisms (GMO) to April 2004 from September, an industry source said on Tuesday.
Japan and Korean Close Markets
Two major Asian markets prohibit importation of U.S. poultry on disease fears.
Americas
WTO agriculture agreement a long way off - Canada
As discussions on reducing farm subsidies approach a key March 31 deadline, countries have made little headway in finding common ground, Canada's acting chief agriculture negotiator said on Monday.
Europe
US senator offers bill to boost Russia trade status
With the backing of the Bush administration, the Senate's foreign policy chief on Monday introduced a bill to repeal a Cold War provision that has long linked U.S. trade relations with Russia to emigration concerns.
USA
Pork Producers Recommend Continue Current Checkoff Rate
Pork Act Delegates agreed to keep the Pork Checkoff rate at the current level of 40 cents per $100 of value, following hours of discussion during the Pork Act Delegate session March 8 at the 2003 National Pork Industry Forum in Dallas, Texas.
Delegates vote to leave pork checkoff unchanged
Delegates agreed to keep the pork checkoff rate at the current level of 40 cents per $100 of value, following hours of discussion during the Pork Act Delegate session March 8 at the 2003 National Pork Industry Forum in Dallas.
Minnesota firm recalls beef trim products for E. coli O157:H7
Windom, Minn.-based PM Windom is voluntarily recalling about 1,126 pounds of beef trim that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service.
A new industry trade association—the American Lamb Board—officially debuted Monday (March 10) at the Annual Meat Conference in Atlanta, launching marketing activity to increase market share for U.S. lamb meat.