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Australian Beef to be Hit by Latest Japan Case of Mad Cow Disease
The latest case of mad cow disease in Japan would hit Australia's beef industry all the way to the farm gate, a Senate committee was told today.

Australian Beef Industry to Fill its U.S. Quote a Month Earlier
The Australian beef industry will fill its 378,000 tonne United States quota up to a month earlier than last year, a Senate committee was told today.

WTO could make China a major exporter of labor-intensive farm goods
China's recent entry into the World Trade Organization will drag its impoverished countryside into the global economy. Foreign competition is expected to put millions of small, inefficient farms out of business.

NZ urges Australia to lock step on U.S. free trade
SYDNEY, May 28 (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark urged Australia on Tuesday not to leave New Zealand behind in free talks with the United States, although both nations faced the bigger hurdle of U.S. protectionism.

RPT-E.Asia Grain-Japan eyes US soy, Korea seeks wheat, corn
TOKYO, May 27 (Reuters) - Japanese oilseed crushers have been shifting their interest from Brazilian soybeans to the U.S. crop due to a widening price gap between the two origins, traders said on Monday.

Senate break holds up US beef quota action
The Federal Government's plan to divvy up the United States beef quota will not be officially implemented

Europe

Germany Proposes Plan for New EU Farm Policy
German Farm Minister Renate Kuenast on Monday outlined a new farm policy for the European Union (EU), which further cuts production aid and increases rural development spending. NATO Welcomes Russia
NATO allies welcomed Russia on Tuesday as a junior partner in the alliance set up more than a half century ago for the Cold War containment of Moscow.

USA

Branding Season ConAgra Pumps Up Promos
ConAgra Foods Inc. is leaving no audience ignored in its quest to become, in its latest catch phrase, "America's favorite food company." FSIS sets biosecurity guidelines for meat industry
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The Food Safety and Inspection Agency released a notice last week announcing new food-security guidelines to assist federal- and state-inspected meat, poultry and egg establishments in identifying ways to strengthen biosecurity, according to a news release. Livestock Marketing Association names Oklahoman new president
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Billy Perrin, a market owner who has led Oklahoma's Beef Industry Council, is the new Livestock Marketing Association president for 2002-2003, according to the organization. World Pork Expo Preparations Well Underway
Theme of the 2002 World Pork Expo is 'Hooray for the Red, White and Blue.' Meat Recalled
New York processor recalls franks and bologna due to possible Listeria contamination.