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ConAgra Didn't Help California Officials Find Bad Beef Calif., Reports Say
ConAgra officials rebuffed repeated efforts this summer by California health investigators to locate E. coli-tainted meat suspected of making people sick, recently released documents show.

 

Australia bans livestock exporter after deaths
Australian authorities banned a Western Australian firm from further livestock exports on Thursday after a higher-than-accepted death rate in seven shipments of sheep over the past six months.

 

Japanese say 'Cheers!' to Scott County corn
Special high-starch corn grown in Scott County is helping slake the thirst of Japanese beer-drinkers.

 

Americas

 

Brazil's Lula Vows to Fight Trade Barriers, Subsidies in Inagural Speech

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged to combat U.S. and European protectionism while strengthening trade ties with the country's South American neighbors. 

 

U.S., Mexico Near Deal on Poultry
The U.S. and Mexico are said to be close to a deal that would boost import tariffs on some U.S. chicken parts back up temporarily and phase them back down again over five years. And, the U.S. poultry industry is cooperating in the effort to make the changes, according to reports in today's Wall Street Journal.

 

U.S. 'enhanced pork' exports on the rise after USMEF sales seminars
Enhanced U.S. pork is in big demand in the Caribbean, thanks in part to nearly two dozen culinary seminars hosted by U.S. Meat Export Federation in the region.

 

Europe

 

Russia Meat Import Limits Seen Hurting the EU, Not U.S.
Russia has settled on meat import limits, and most observers see the measures not impacting U.S. shipments of poultry to Russia.

 

USA

 

Hog-herd reduction to push up pork rates
Fewer hogs will go to market next year, resulting in improved prices for producers but higher costs for consumers.

 

ConAgra Didn't Help California Officials Find Bad Beef Calif., Reports Say
ConAgra officials rebuffed repeated efforts this summer by California health investigators to locate E. coli-tainted meat suspected of making people sick, recently released documents show.

 

2002 - A Review of the Year That Was for Agriculture
2003 is upon us -- another year has come and gone. And for agriculture, the news and events of 2002 definitely had an impact on a number of fronts.

 

ConAgra Didn't Help California Officials Find Bad Beef Calif., Reports Say
ConAgra officials rebuffed repeated efforts this summer by California health investigators to locate E. coli-tainted meat suspected of making people sick, recently released documents show.