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Asia Pacific
Beef backlog at US ports teases Australian hopes
Drought and simple logistics could thwart Australia's chances of gaining an edge in the lucrative East Asian beef market despite a logjam of U.S. meat cargoes at West Coast ports, industry officials said on Wednesday.
Japan Calls Economic Recovery `Moderate,' Keeps Assessment for Third Month
Japan's recovery is under threat as a slowing U.S. economy hobbles exports and a decline in Japanese stock prices to 19-year lows hurts confidence, the government said in its monthly economic report.
Mexico to start free-trade talks with Japan at APEC summit
Mexico hopes to announce formal talks with Japan on a free trade agreement by the end of this month, Economy Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said Tuesday. The two countries have held a series of meetings and expect to begin official negotiations during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit to take place in the Baja California resort town of Cabo San Lucas from Oct....
Australian Estimates 7000 Tonnes Livestock May Spoil at US Port
Authorities estimate up to 7,000 tonnes of chilled Australian beef and lamb and several thousand tonnes of citrus fruit are at risk of ruin aboard ships caught in the United States west coast ports dispute.
Pigs give positive serum test for Cholera by Park Don-Kyu, The English Chosun October 8, 2002
Incheon Institute of Health and the Environment announced Tuesday that three pigs which displayed symptoms similar to those of swine cholera at a livestock farm in Ganghwa yesterday had produced positive serum test results. Some 25 out of 1,300 pigs at the farm showed suspected symptoms of swine fever including as emesis, diarrhea and high fever, and the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service is conducting further testing. Incheon local government is local government is taking anti-epidemic measures against 9,500 pigs at 21 farms within a radius of 3km from the epicenter. It has also installed control points at eight places, including Ganghwa and Choji bridges to disinfect vehicles coming in and out Ganghwa. A National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service doctor said the final results will be due late Wednesday.
Europe
Mad cow disease epidemic twice as large as previously thought; study
The mad cow disease epidemic of the 1990s infected about a million more cattle than scientists previously estimated, according to research published Wednesday.
EU Recommends Adding 10 Countries, Led by Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic
The European Commission recommended adding 10 countries led by Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to the European Union in 2004, seeking to overcome the final obstacles to the EU's biggest expansion ever.
EU edges towards reopening market for GM foods
BRUSSELS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Tougher new rules on controlling genetically modified (GM) goods in the European Union will come into force later this month, paving the way for the bloc to reopen its markets to the controversial products.
EU vets extend swine fever export ban to April
BRUSSELS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - European Union veterinary experts have agreed to extend a ban on exports of pigs and pig by-products for six months due to the continued incidence of classical swine fever, officials said on Wednesday.
Conference for Irish Beef Exports
Workshop on food safety and consumer protection in the beef sector
Forging Beef Alliances
Key management factors that forge successful beef producer supply alliances with meat processors and retailers will be unveiled at the inaugural Beef Supply Chain Management Conference in Brisbane on 1-2 November.
Americas
Paraguay retaliates for Argentine ban on entry of farm products
In a worsening of a trade dispute sparked by an alleged outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, Paraguay responded in kind Tuesday to Argentina's decision not to allow passage of Paraguayan agricultural and cattle products through its territory
Fox says he still expects Mexico's economy to grow by 3 percent next year
President Vicente Fox said Tuesday that next year's federal budget will be an austere one, but that the government is still aiming for 3 percent growth in gross domestic product - despite the worldwide...
Paraguay Retaliates for Argentine Ban on Entry of Farm Products
In a worsening of a trade dispute sparked by an alleged outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, Paraguay responded in kind Tuesday to Argentina's decision not to allow passage of Paraguayan agricultural and cattle products through its territory.
USA
Consumers don't appear ready for transgenic beef
Will people eat a hot dog made from a cloned pig or drink milk from a cow whose genetic makeup was designed to be immune to mad cow disease?
Ports to Reopen
A judge's order and an interim union agreement get longshoremen back to work...for now.
Court orders reopening of US ports
A Federal Court judge in the United States has ordered west coast ports to reopen.
West Coast Ports Ordered to Reopen by U.S. Court
Bush requests the emergency order after a panel found that "seeds of distrust" had so poisoned the atmosphere that the two sides were unlikely to reach an agreement.
USDA Provides WEB-Based Tool to Help Producers Choose Base and Yield Options
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2002 – Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced the availability of a web-based tool for producers to use in evaluating base and yield options for direct and counter-cyclical payments under the 2002 Farm Bill.