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Asia Pacific

 

Japanese Promotion
Australian beef integrity promoted to Japan trade and media.

 

Europe

 

EU unveils US goods worth more than 4 bln usd for possible sanctions
The European Commission unveiled its list of US products it may target for retaliatory measures if the Bush administration does not comply with a World Trade Organisation ruling that the US must end tax breaks for foreign sales corporations.

 

US says proposed EU sanctions double-edged sword
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday said a preliminary European Union list of U.S. goods that could be hit with trade sanctions in a dispute over U.S. tax breaks for exporters showed the risk that Europe's own companies would face if the sanctions are deployed.

 

America

 

Argentina beef exports seen doubling in 2002
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Argentina will export 309,000 tonnes of beef in 2002, a little more than double what it shipped in 2001 when a foot-and-mouth outbreak slashed sales, a report by an industry group said on Thursday.

 

USA

 

Tyson Agrees to Sell Subsidiary
Tyson Foods Inc. said Thursday it had agreed to sell its Specialty Brands Inc. subsidiary to Fremont Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm.

 

Pork Producers Sue Tyson
Dozens of pork producers sued Tyson Foods Inc. on Thursday, alleging the meatpacking giant abandoned them in a recent restructuring.

 

U.S. Agriculture Not Immune to Terrorist Threat, Experts Say
Although U.S. agriculture is not likely to rate high on a terrorist's hit list, farmers shouldn't grow complacent, Purdue University experts say.

 

USA: Tyson faces legal action as pork producers angered by restructure 
Springdale, Arkansas-based meat behemoth Tyson Foods is facing legal action as a group of pork producers gathered to sue the company for cancelling contracts as it restructures its live swine operations.