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Asia Pacific

 

China's JGG expects Taiwan to reopen corn market
Jilin Grain Group, one of China's two authorized corn exporters, says it is confident Taiwan will reopen its market to mainland corn in the first half of 2003.

 

RPT-ANALYSIS-Asia eyes grand plan for regional free trade
Rice is Asia's staple, but the region could soon be suffering from spaghetti indigestion if its trade negotiators get their way.

 

Americas

 

Brazil Increases Imports to Italy
Australian beef could feel the competition as Brazilian exports become more attractive.

 

Argentina Formally Asks Canada To Lift Meat Ban

Argentina has formally requested that Canada lift its ban on beef products imposed two years ago when an outbreak of foot and mouth disease surfaced in their livestock herds, an official with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Friday.

 

Europe

 

Illegal Meat Still Threatens Livestock
Call for further crackdown on illegal meat imports following television exposé.

 

USA

 

Rpt-U.S. pork industry retains checkoff levy on hog sales
U.S. hog producers on Saturday voted to retain a levy on hog sales that raises annually about $44 million for industry research and marketing programs but is being challenged in court as unconstitutional.

 

Rpt-U.S. hog producers want to scrap labeling law
U.S. hog producers want to scrap a food labeling law before it goes into effect, claiming it will increase production costs and raise food prices for consumers.

 

Meat labeling law supersedes USDA efforts on rule
The Food Safety and Inspection Service said on Friday it was ending work on a potential regulation to define U.S. cattle and fresh beef because the issue had been superseded by a 2002 law on country-of-origin labeling.