Asia Pacific | China Faces Soybean Shortfall After New Gene-Modified Rules De...
Asia Pacific
China Faces Soybean Shortfall After New Gene-Modified Rules Delay Imports
China faces a 500,000 metric ton shortage of soybeans in September after restrictions on gene modified crops delayed shipments, the government said.
Japan Stocks Close at 19-Year Low
TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo stocks hit a new 19-year low Wednesday as the key index fell for the seventh straight session with concerns mounting over the troubled Japanese banking sector and the U.S. economy. The dollar was unchanged against the yen.
RPT-Asia turns to neighbours as US recovery hopes fade
MANILA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Asia's export-oriented economies, increasingly worried about a double-dip recession in the United States, their biggest market, are looking to their neighbours to pick up the slack.
Europe
Spinal Cord Found In Imported Beef
Spinal cord has been found in frozen beef imported from France and Germany, the Food Standards Agency said today.
US appraises Brazilian fresh meat
Brazil may enter the list of fresh meat exporting countries to the US, a market which consumes 9mil m tons of cattle meat.
USA
Veneman Announces Farm Bill Implementation Progress Urges Bipartisanship As Congress Addresses Key Agriculture Issues
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today participated in a news briefing with farm reporters and broadcasters announcing farm bill implementation measures and discussing key issues before the Congress as it returns from the August Congressional recess.
Farmland Seeks to Restructure Fertilizer Assets
Farmland Industries Inc. announced it is seeking to restructure its fertilizer manufacturing assets through a sale or strategic alliance as part of its bankruptcy reorganization process.
Beef marketing structure change is inevitable
Two big deals are evolving fast. One is the marketing structure of beef and the other is the labeling of country of origin. The latter is a surprise, because it is carrying with it the specter of animal identification. We will never be the same after they come into full being.
Tyson Provides Guidance for First Quarter and Fiscal Year
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) today issued guidance for first quarter and fiscal year 2003 and updated guidance for fourth quarter and fiscal year 2002.
Battling for the Packer Ban
Today, more and more often the meatpacking companies are owning and raising their own livestock or making deals with certain large farmers in which they essentially have control of an animal throughout its life and after its slaughter.
California Checkoff Increase Defeated
Producers say 'no' to 50-cent rate hike.