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Asia Pacific

 

Excel Corp. introduces premium beef cut in South Korea
Wichita-based Excel Corp., a meat wholesaler, has introduced a premium beef cut called Sterling Silver to the South Korean market. Early signs of the introduction point to a successful launch, say officials at the Kansas Beef Council, who made the announcement.

 

Americas

 

Cuba puts off emigre conference due to tensions with U.S.
HAVANA, April 4 (Reuters) - Cuba's communist government, blaming "U.S. provocations" for deteriorating relations with the United States, announced on Friday it had called off a conference that was to be attended next week by hundreds of Cuban emigres from Florida.

 

Agribusiness urged to reassure consumers on GM soy
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, April 3 (Reuters) - Agribusiness must make a greater effort to convince consumers that genetically modified (GM) soy presents no health or environmental risk, Brazilian and European food experts said on Thursday.

 

Canada will Defend its Wheat Policies Before WTO
The Government of Canada said today that it will defend its wheat policies and the practices of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), in reaction to the establishment of a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel requested by the United States.

 

Europe

 

Swiss researchers advance on "mad cow" treatment
ZURICH, April 3 (Reuters) - Swiss researchers have gleaned new insights into how rogue proteins can trigger brain-wasting diseases like BSE or Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, they said on Thursday, offering hope of finding ways to treat the sicknesses.

 

French farmers' unions ordered to pay $18 million in fines for 2001 price-fixing
France's National Federation of Farmers' Unions (FNSEA) and five other unions were ordered by the European Union to pay $18 million for reaching a secret deal in October 2001 to set a minimum price for beef and keep out foreign imports.

 

New Zealand Meat Industry Challenged
04/01/2003 Industry leader cites war, falling livestock inventories, and shifting demand as challenges that must be addressed.

 

USA

 

Planned Minnesota pork plant 'like none other,' city officials say
A pork packing plant with "mysterious" investors is being considered for Albert Lea, Minn., could be large enough to "change the overall demographics of the area," according to city officials in the southern Minnesota town where a Farmland Foods pork plant went up in flames three years ago.