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Asia Pacific
Fourth Mad Cow Disease Case Confirmed in Japan
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A cow was confirmed Monday to be infected with mad cow disease in Japan's northern region of Hokkaido, the fourth such case detected in Japan since last September, the Japanese government said.
Australia Farm Group- Japan Mad Cow Case To Hurt Beef Trade
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/dowjones/20020513/bs_dowjones/australia_farm_
group__japan_mad_cow_case_to_hurt_beef_trade
The discover in Japan of a suspected fourth case of mad cow disease will hit exports of Australian beef, just as the trade was starting to recover from three earlier cases, Peter Kenny, president of the cattle unit of AgForce, said Monday.
South Korea widens foot-and-mouth cull to 100,000 animals
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020513/wl_asia_nm/asia_104621_25
South Korea, fighting to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease ahead of the World Cup soccer finals, said on Monday it plans to destroy a further 60,000 pigs after the number of confirmed infections climbed to eight.
Americas
Castro rolls out red carpet for Carter
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/americas/05/12/carter.visit/index.
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HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- Longtime American adversary and Cuban President Fidel Castro welcomed former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to Havana with open arms and an open mind Sunday, saying Carter could speak with anyone, "even if they do not share our struggles."
Europe / Russia / Middle-East
Warning over BSE Risk
http://www.meatnews.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Article&artNum=3214
UK Food Standards Agency takes action on Poland, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
FMD Market Rules Relaxed
http://www.meatnews.com/index.cfm fuseaction=Article&artNum=3211
Sheep are to be reintroduced at store markets and agricultural shows following foot and mouth disease in the UK.
BSE in Spain
http://www.meatnews.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Article&artNum=3205
Number of cases of BSE rises to 44 this year.
USA
US Cattlemen Angry Over Beef Imports By McDonald's
http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=B1B57335-0AF1-494D-9AF1448042DE8B3E&Title=US%20Cattlemen%20Angry%20Over%20Beef%20Imports%20By%20McDonald%27s
The world's number one fast-food chain, McDonald's, is weathering a storm of criticism since publicly acknowledging its trial purchases of Australian and New Zealand beef for McDonald's restaurants in the United States.
Bush Signs Farm Legislation
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20020513/ap_on_go_
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President Bush signed a 10-year, $190 billion farm bill Monday that expands subsidies to growers, turning aside criticism from fellow Republicans who called the measure a budget-busting step backward in agriculture planning.
USDA taking action against two men for failing to pay checkoff fees
http://www.meatingplace.com/meatingplace/DailyNews/index.asp?clickthrough=true&ID=9219
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The Agriculture Department has filed an administrative action against two men, one on the East Coast and one in the Midwest, for failing to remit required checkoff assessments.
Website for buying, selling agriculture products globally launched
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Need help in buying and selling your products in the international marketplace? The Agriculture Department's Agricultural Marketing Service offers an array of services that give buyers and sellers of agricultural products what it's calling a competitive advantage in the global marketplace.
ConAgra, Cargill sued by cattle ranchers for market manipulation
http://just-food.com/news_detail.asp?art=49431&app=1
US cattle ranchers filed a lawsuit in the Lincoln District Court on Friday, alleging that the meatpacking divisions of ConAgra Foods and Cargill have been purposefully depressing the cash cattle market.